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 14, 2020
Boston man gets prison for trying to buy and sell Lewiston pot derivatives
PORTLAND — A judge on Wednesday sentenced a Boston man, who was bound for Lewiston in 2018 with $30,000 in cash and a loaded handgun, to just over a year in prison for his connection to an illegal medical marijuana operation centered in the Twin Cities. Yehudi Pardo, 35, had hoped to escape incarceration and […]
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PublishedOctober 14, 2020
Brooklyn man admits to theft and resale scheme involving Auburn Home Depot and other big box stores
PORTLAND — A Brooklyn man who pleaded guilty Wednesday to selling tools and equipment stolen from big box hardware stores, including in Auburn, after crossing state lines broke down in tears after noting his father recently died from COVID-19. Jose Avila, 33, appeared at the U.S. District Court here in Maine by videoconference from his […]
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PublishedOctober 13, 2020
Oxford County arrest log
• Beth A. Grant, 40, of 69 Stephen St., Oxford on a charge of disorderly conduct, 6:03 p.m. Saturday at 292 State Route 121, Otisfield by Oxford County Sheriff’s Office. • Clay R. Jacobs, 42, of 63 Depot St., Buckfield on charges of operating under the influence and operation of a vehicle without a license, […]
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PublishedOctober 13, 2020
Inmate hunger strike at Androscoggin County Jail over COVID testing ends after one day
Nearly 30 inmates from two cell blocks stopped eating Monday morning to demand more in-jail testing for the virus and to express their displeasure with their mattresses.
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PublishedOctober 12, 2020
Lewiston pizzeria closed after worker exposed to virus
Antigoni’s Pizza in Lewiston announced it closed after an employee came in contact with someone who had tested positive for COVID-19. All its employees have been asked to be tested.
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PublishedOctober 8, 2020
Wales man appears in court on fentanyl charge
Ryan Caron being held until a bail hearing Wednesday.
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PublishedOctober 8, 2020
Turner man gets six years for illegal pot operation
Andrew Waite’s brothers were sentenced in January for harboring a fugitive.
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PublishedOctober 7, 2020
Massachusetts man denies Lewiston shooting-related charges
LEWISTON — A Massachusetts man denied Wednesday that he attempted to kill a woman on a crowded city sidewalk in June because he thought she was laughing at him. Nathaniel D. Ashwood, 32, of Springfield, pleaded not guilty by videoconference in 8th District Court in Lewiston to charges of attempted murder, robbery, reckless conduct with […]
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PublishedOctober 7, 2020
Lewiston man charged with Natasha Morgan’s murder
Authorities said the suspect fatally shot a 19-year-old woman twice in the chest outside her home on Scribner Boulevard in Lewiston on Aug. 21.
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PublishedOctober 7, 2020
Poland approves first pot shop
POLAND — Town officials voted Tuesday to award its first local adult recreational marijuana retail license, after a public hearing. The store, Hi-Lo Dispensary, is at Routes 26 and 122. The owners plan to open the doors to the public in a few weeks, according to Town Manager Matthew Garside. Roughly four years after Maine […]
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