Law Court maintains former district attorney candidate’s 3-year suspension, making note of Carey’s ‘opportunity to rehabilitate and demonstrate a capacity to abide by the rules and ethical standards’ for Maine attorneys.
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.
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Auburn man pleads not guilty to killing and raping Alaska woman 26 years ago
Steven H. Downs, 44, is being held on $1 million bail in the death of a former student at the University of Alaska Fairbanks in 1993.
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Lewiston teen denies charges from police chase
The 18-year-old was arrested in April after refusing to pull over for police.
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Warden from Mechanic Falls faces groping charge in addition to assaulting a concertgoer in Bangor
Police allege the crimes occurred last year during a concert Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion in Bangor.
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10-year-old Lewiston boy in critical condition
Jamal Hussein was taken to Central Maine Medical Center after Monday’s accident on Sabattus Street. He was moved to Maine Medical Center in Portland and remains in critical condition, possibly with a head injury.
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Walmart shooting: No bail for Auburn man charged with murder
Gage Dalphonse told police Jean Fournier punched him and threatened to kill him before Dalphonse took out his gun and shot Fournier. Witnesses at the scene told police they didn’t see or hear that happen.
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Teen charged with manslaughter in 2018 Lewiston melee to be released from jail
Emmanuel Nkurunziza will be under house arrest with electronic monitoring by the Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Department.
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Detective IDs Lewiston teen as rock thrower in fight that killed Donald Giusti
LEWISTON — A state police officer Tuesday identified a local teenager as the person captured on video throwing a rock that was believed to have knocked down a man who later died. Detective Jennifer King testified in 8th District Court that she watched two personal videos of a June 12, 2018, brawl on Knox Street […]
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Lewiston officer identifies teen in melee video
The judge and victim’s family watched video of the 2018 street brawl that led to the death of a 38-year-old Lewiston man.
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Lewiston firefighter fined for engaging prostitute
AUBURN — A judge fined a Lewiston firefighter Friday for engaging a prostitute. Anthony “Peter” Morrell, 54, of 21 Cleaves St., paid a $300 fine and a $500 victim compensation fee in Androscoggin County Superior Court. Morrell responded Jan. 3 to an online advertisement for sexual contact in exchange for money, Assistant District Attorney Nathan […]