Christopher 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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PublishedMay 12, 2021
Alaska courts stymied by cyberattacks, delay hearings in Auburn man’s murder case
Pretrial hearings in Steven Downs’ cold case were postponed after breach in Alaska court system’s cybersecurity.
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PublishedMay 11, 2021
Turner man denies double murder of Troy and Dulsie Varney
A judge ordered Patrick Maher to continue to be held without bail pending trial.
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PublishedMay 9, 2021
Maine trial or error? Defendants finally going to face juries
Facing 10,000 more court cases than normal, Maine courts are gearing up for the return of jury trials after more than a year’s hiatus under the pandemic.
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PublishedMay 5, 2021
Auburn man denies charges from fatal Turner crash last year
Spencer W. Dowd pleaded not guilty to a manslaughter charge in a crash that killed a Turner teenager.
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PublishedApril 28, 2021
Auburn man admits to setting fire to boarding house in 2018
Justin Knight said he didn’t know why he burned the building that was occupied at the time.
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PublishedApril 28, 2021
Lisbon firefighters free woodpecker trapped in fishing line
The woodpecker had become entangled in fishing line in a tree by the Sabattus River.
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PublishedApril 28, 2021
Lewiston man ID’d in fatal crash on Walnut Street
Police said David Glenn apparently struck 2 SUVs Tuesday on Walnut Street.
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PublishedApril 13, 2021
Experts say Alaska woman murdered in 1993 could have been killed by one of millions of guns
Police say a gun seized from the Auburn home of Steven Downs, who was connected to Sophie Sergie’s murder in 1993 by DNA evidence, could have fired the fatal bullet.
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PublishedApril 13, 2021
Alternative suspects named in Auburn man’s Alaska murder case
Steven Downs is hoping a judge will allow alternative suspects at his 1993 cold-case trial.
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PublishedApril 6, 2021
Federal appeals court hears Lewiston man’s case
Judges at the Boston court focused on a prosecutor disallowing a Black man from the jury.
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