Prosecutors dismissed a Class A drug charge against a defendant Thursday after a cruiser video showed a Lewiston police officer slipping drug evidence into his pocket at the scene of the arrest.
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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Security stepped up at Auburn courthouse
AUBURN — Visitors to the Androscoggin County Courthouse must empty their pockets at the front door now that security measures have been stepped up at the building. Screenings had been intermittent at the building, which houses Androscoggin County Superior courtrooms, clerks’ offices, county offices, probate court and the registry of deeds. Earlier this summer, however, […]
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Police reveal Lewiston officer, now deceased, seen pocketing drugs from arrest
Officer Nick Meserve, who died at home in February from acute fentanyl intoxication, was seen pocketing fentanyl during a police stop in Lewiston in January.
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Lewiston teen could be tried as adult in Kennedy Park slaying
LEWISTON — A judge is expected to hear arguments next week on whether there is probable cause for a manslaughter charge to stand against a local teen and, if so, whether the teen should be tried as a juvenile or an adult. Emmanuel Nkurunziza, now 18, was charged last fall in the death of a […]
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Teen charged with manslaughter in Lewiston melee death seeks suppression
LEWISTON — A local teen who police said admitted to throwing a rock believed to have struck a man who later died is seeking to have a judge disallow those statements to be used at trial on a manslaughter charge. Emmanuel Nkurunziza, 18, filed a motion earlier this week to suppress his answers to questions […]
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Lewiston teen charged in Donald Giusti’s death to remain at Auburn jail
Emmanuel Nkurunziza, charged with assault at a youth facility, is also charged with manslaughter as a juvenile in connection with the 2018 death of a Lewiston man near Kennedy Park.
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Dobbie’s family pleased with verdict, glad trial’s over
AUBURN — The descriptions of Kimberly Dobbie’s devotion to her twin 11-year-old sons during the trial of her killer, and how she focused on their needs as she navigated the hardships of temporary homelessness, came as no surprise to her family, said her uncle, Robert Patterson of Connecticut. Dobbie, who would have turned 50 this […]
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Prosecution and defense rest in murder trial of Albert Flick
Jurors in the case are expected to begin deliberations on Wednesday after closing arguments.
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Witnesses testify how Kimberly Dobbie was stabbed and died outside Lewiston laundromat
The first day of Albert Flick’s trial features surveillance videos, including one outside the Lewiston laundromat where Kimberly Dobbie was stabbed to death.
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Probe into fatal crash in Turner continues
Police are checking blood-alcohol levels, cellphone records and a vehicle for possible evidence.