Chris Williams covers courts and daytime crime at the Sun Journal where he has been a staff writer for more than two decades. He reports on local, state and federal courts as well as spot news, crashes, fires and other general mayhem. During his time at the Sun Journal, he has served on Sunday and enterprise staff, covering politics, state government, environmental and health care issues, sometimes tackling investigative stories. When he's not on the beat, Chris enjoys sailing, skiing and restoring his Victorian era home.
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PublishedOctober 19, 2021
Jury convicts Peru man in 2019 murders of Paris couple
Mark Penley, 51, shot his ex-girlfriend, Heather Bickford, and her boyfriend, Dana Hill, in Hill’s apartment.
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PublishedOctober 15, 2021
Police: murder suspect says he doesn’t remember stabbing victim
The two men from Connecticut had been drinking together at the Fryeburg Fairgrounds earlier that night, witnesses told police.
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PublishedOctober 14, 2021
Mexico man suing Lewiston police and estate of former officer for ‘illegal arrest’
Nicholas Meserve, the late Lewiston police officer involved in Norman “Bo” Thompson’s arrest, later died from an apparent drug overdose.
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PublishedOctober 13, 2021
Durham woman gets probation for Social Security fraud
The 65-year-old received more than $80,000 in illegal benefits, prosecutors said.
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PublishedOctober 13, 2021
Transient charged in Auburn convenience store robberies
The suspect was tracked Tuesday night to an apartment where he was found along with evidence of the crime, police said.
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PublishedOctober 13, 2021
Connecticut man charged in fatal stabbing at Fryeburg Fairgrounds
Anderson Gomes, 28, of Waterbury, Connecticut, was found dead early Wednesday morning.
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PublishedOctober 13, 2021
Lewiston man, 18, charged in stabbing of 16-year-old boy
Isaiah Stufflebeam charged with aggravated assault.
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PublishedOctober 12, 2021
Augusta motorcyclist hospitalized after crash following chase, Lewiston police say
The bike hit a utility pole on Sabattus Street on Friday morning.
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PublishedOctober 11, 2021
Woman dies Sunday night in Mechanic Falls house fire
The Sunday evening fire on Jordan Road appears to have started in a garage and spread to the home.
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PublishedOctober 8, 2021
Buckfield shooting suspect released from jail
Travis Lowell posted $500 bail and is due in court Dec. 16.
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