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 21, 2020
Oxford County arrest log
• Brandon L. Ducharme, 32, of 51 Pleasant St., Mechanic Falls, on a charge of aggravated trafficking of scheduled drugs, 3:03 a.m. Wednesday at 213 Bethel Road, West Paris, by Maine State Police. • Zachary L. Giberson, 30, on charges of falsifying physical evidence and aggravated trafficking of schedule W drugs, 5:25 p.m. Monday in […]
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PublishedOctober 21, 2020
Lewiston and Auburn seeing more drug overdoses during pandemic
Numbers of overdoses in the Twin Cities mirror increases seen statewide and nationally.
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PublishedOctober 20, 2020
Oxford County police log
• Ty B. Brown, 37, of 206 Main St., Norway, on a charge of violation of condition of release, 10:06 p.m. Friday in Norway by Norway Police Department. • Paul C. Cummings, 37, of 75 Backkingdom Road, Mexico, on three charges of failure to appear after bailed, 1:01 a.m. Sunday in Mexico by Mexico Police […]
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PublishedOctober 20, 2020
Two seriously injured in Sabattus crash
The head-on collision occurred on Route 126 near the intersection with Route 9.
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PublishedOctober 16, 2020
Lewiston man wants to move murder trial out of Auburn court
Lawyers for Jaquille Coleman say he would not receive a fair jury trial in Androscoggin County, saying publicity after the slaying ‘significantly prejudiced’ the public.
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PublishedOctober 15, 2020
Drivers named in Mechanic Falls collision
MECHANIC FALLS — Police identified two people Thursday who were injured Wednesday afternoon when their cars collided at the intersection of Pleasant Street and Lane Road in Mechanic Falls. The crash occurred just before 3:30 p.m., near Sawyer Bridge Road, according to Chief Jeff Goss of the Mechanic Falls Police Department. One of the vehicles, […]
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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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