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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PublishedFebruary 25, 2020
Police: Auburn Big Lots worker sets couch on fire, puts it out
AUBURN — Authorities charged a worker at Big Lots with setting fire to a couch inside the store Saturday while the store was open for business. The Office of State Fire Marshal arrested Ryan Graffam, 22, on Monday afternoon on a charge of arson, a Class A crime punishable by up to 30 years in […]
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PublishedFebruary 20, 2020
Area men who supplied lethal overdose sentenced in federal court
Leeds and Auburn residents were in the supply chain of the fentanyl sold to 29-year-old Jesse Cleveland.
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PublishedFebruary 12, 2020
Winthrop woman gets 3½ years for welfare fraud
Nancy Ludwig defrauded MaineCare at her Lewiston mental health counseling business.
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PublishedFebruary 11, 2020
Les Otten casts newsworthy ballot in New Hampshire
Les Otten was one of five residents of Dixville Notch who voted in the presidential primary Tuesday.
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PublishedFebruary 10, 2020
Former Auburn lawyer and DA candidate strikes pact with state on criminal charge
Seth Carey of Rumford agrees to obey the law, undergo therapy.
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PublishedFebruary 5, 2020
Two men charged with attempt to rob Buddy T’s in Lewiston
AUBURN — Two Twin Cities men who police said were masked, armed with knives and planning to hold up a Lewiston restaurant were charged this week with attempted robbery. Noah Breau, 21, of 64 Oxford St., Lewiston and Christian Copeland, 19, of 60 Washington St. in Auburn were indicted by an Androscoggin County grand jury […]
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PublishedJanuary 30, 2020
Lewiston man sues Westbrook cops over arrest
The would-be restaurateur claims his false arrest and bail conditions dashed his dreams of launching a barbecue restaurant.
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PublishedJanuary 29, 2020
Lisbon Falls man convicted of manslaughter back in jail
Todd Gamache, who served nearly 12 years in prison for manslaughter, allegedly forges a document he submitted to court.
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PublishedJanuary 24, 2020
Rhode Island trucking company fined $7,500 for not paying tolls
Commodity Haulers Express Inc. owed more than $10,000.
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PublishedJanuary 24, 2020
Auburn man charged with murder in Walmart shooting seeks release on bail
AUBURN — A local man facing a murder charge stemming from a shooting last summer in the local Walmart parking lot is seeking to be released on bail. Justice William Stokes listened to arguments presented Thursday in Androscoggin County Superior Court on a motion filed by Gage Dalphonse, 22, of 47 Crest Ave., Auburn to […]
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