LEWISTON — The two local hospitals are sharing a shipment of roughly 1,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine from the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention that arrived in the city early Tuesday. Administration of the vaccines could start as early as this afternoon and is expected to continue for the next couple of […]
Christopher Williams
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.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Judge denies Lewiston man’s motion to suppress evidence in hit-and-run case
Brad Johnson, 41, of 170 Old Webster Road filed a motion seeking to suppress evidence stemming from a Lewiston police officer’s probe that led to a pickup truck fitting the description of the vehicle involved. A judge denied him.
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Posted inMaine Crime, News, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Oxford County arrest log
• Michelle J. Benavidez, 39, of Rumford on charges of violation of condition of release and failure to appear after bailed, 11:07 a.m. Friday by Mexico Police Department. • Jessica M. Duplissis, 34, of 103 Lafayette Ave, Geneva, New York, on charges of fugitive from justice and unlawful possession of scheduled drug, 11:10 p.m. Saturday […]
Posted inMaine Crime, News, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Arrest log
• Peter M. Arsenault, 36, of 8 Dix Ave., Mexico, on a charge of criminal trespass, 5:36 p.m. Thursday by Mexico Police Department. • Casey M. Bernardini, 32, of 93 Western Ave., Augusta, on charges of theft by unauthorized taking or transfer, misuse of identification, failure to give correct name, address or date of birth […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Lewiston man gets 10-year sentence for Sabattus Street store armed robbery
AUBURN — A Lewiston man who robbed a variety store in Lewiston in 2018 of $335 in cash, armed with an orange boxcutter, was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years in prison. A judge suspended eight years of that sentence. Jonathan Norman Thibodeau, 37, pleaded guilty to a robbery charge stemming from the case. Two lesser […]
Posted inFranklin, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Jay man to serve 18 months for assault in 2019 Turner crash
Two motorcyclists injured in crash superior court justice calls ‘horrific’ during sentencing.
Posted inMaine Crime, News, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Oxford County arrest log
• Robert F. Arundel, 38, off 114 Sabattus St., Lewiston on charges violation of condition of release, assault and disorderly conduct, 3:09 a.m. Saturday at 100 Cold Water Brook, Oxford by Oxford Police Department. • Joey Campbell, 35, of 606 Dickvale Road, Peru on charges of domestic violence criminal threatening, obstruction of report of a […]
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Police say Massachusetts man carried, molested 7-year-old during attempted kidnapping of Lewiston girl
Kevin Dontae Nowell, 38, of Dorchester, Massachusetts, was arrested on Friday night and charged with burglary, attempted kidnapping and unlawful sexual contact with a minor.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
New Gloucester man to serve three years for fatal Auburn crash
Steven Primavera pleaded guilty manslaughter, drug charges.
Posted inMaine Crime, News, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Oxford County arrest log
• Derek G. Croteau, 36, of 22 Jordan Ave., Berlin, New Hampshire, on a charge of violation of condition of release, 1:31 p.m. Thursday by Oxford County Sheriff’s Office. • Francesco Patriotti, 44, of Naples on charges of operating after habitual offender revocation and failure to appear in court after criminal summons, 10:33 a.m. Monday […]