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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PublishedAugust 10, 2020
Lewiston man who was shot playing disc golf in Turner sues course’s neighbor
Cameron Hart was playing disc golf when he was shot in the face. The shot came from target practice.
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PublishedJuly 30, 2020
Feds aim to seize Farmington-area properties in connection with marijuana raid
Farmington, Industry, Rangeley, Carrabassett Valley and Avon are on the list.
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PublishedJuly 28, 2020
No cause yet determined in Auburn jail inmate’s death
Kawon Smith Walker, 22, of Auburn died in his cell Thursday night, jail officials said.
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PublishedJuly 24, 2020
Man arrested last week dies at Androscoggin County Jail
Kawon Smith Walker, 22, was facing a charge of trafficking in crystal methamphetamine.
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PublishedJuly 21, 2020
Turner man hurt critically in Hampden construction accident
A Turner man was critically injured Tuesday in a construction accident in Hampden, authorities said. Maine State Police said Eric Jabbusch, 50, was pinned when several steel sheet pilings fell off a truck as they were being loaded at a construction site along Interstate 95 in Hampden at about 9:20 a.m., according to a news […]
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PublishedJuly 20, 2020
Auburn murder suspect seeks to block testimony of crime analyst
Gage Dalphonse is charged with shooting Jean Fournier of Turner last year in the Walmart parking lot.
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PublishedJune 24, 2020
Prisons to start taking sentenced inmates from jails, but only a dozen a week
AUBURN — The local jail has been holding more than a dozen male inmates who have been blocked from serving their sentences at state prisons because of an order signed by the governor in mid-May. Last week, the Maine Department of Corrections announced that it would again start to accept prisoners from county jails at […]
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PublishedJune 24, 2020
Sebago teen killed in Denmark crash
Isaac Rawson died at the scene on Hancock Pond Road.
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PublishedJune 22, 2020
Turner homeowner holds 2 burglary suspects at gunpoint
TURNER — A property owner says he interrupted two Massachusetts residents removing items from his house and held them at gunpoint while waiting for police Saturday. State police say the owner of an abandoned house on Route 4 saw a dark SUV with Massachusetts plates parked in a field next to a house he owned […]
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PublishedJune 15, 2020
Witnesses say Massachusetts man tried to rob woman, then shoot her in the head
Nine shell casings were found in the area of the incident on Bartlett Street.
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