LEWISTON — A judge has ordered that the license of an Auburn lawyer who ran unsuccessfully for district attorney be suspended for three years. Superior Court Justice Thomas Warren issued his order Thursday, writing that disbarment should be reserved for “exceptionally egregious” cases. Lawyers representing the Board of Overseers of the Bar had argued last […]
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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Lewiston man denies car chase charges
LEWISTON — A 29-year-old man who police said led them on a car chase down Lisbon Street in September denied eight related charges Wednesday. James Hill of 1190 Lisbon St. appeared with his attorney in 8th District Court where he pleaded not guilty to eight charges stemming from the incident, including eluding an officer, a […]
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Lisbon couple sues biker and group for Toy Run crash
AUBURN — A Lisbon couple is suing the family of a 25-year-old Windsor man who died while participating in the 2017 Toy Run on Interstate 95 from injuries authorities say he sustained in the crash he reportedly caused. That crash on the highway’s northbound lanes in Augusta also injured Torri A. McGraw and Trevor T. […]
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Boston man denies drug charges in Lewiston-Auburn pot raid
PORTLAND — A Boston man denied a federal charge Thursday in connection with what investigators who rounded up more than a dozen suspects called a major drug operation in the Twin Cities that sold surplus medical marijuana out of state and to non-patients. Yehudi Pardo, 33, pleaded not guilty in U.S. District Court to a […]
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Federal judge questions suspect in pot bust about ‘$300,000 hidden under a rock’
PORTLAND — The father of an Auburn man charged earlier this year in connection with a federal drug raid in the Twin Cities appeared in court Monday. Daniel Poland III of D.L.P. Builders Inc. was charged in a 41-count indictment in October with making false statements to the Internal Revenue Service in May and July. […]
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Former Auburn teacher to spend six months in jail
AUBURN — A former high school teacher pleaded guilty Thursday to three felony charges stemming from two earlier drunken driving convictions. Andrew Cessario, 27, of Limerick is expected to spend six months in jail when he is sentenced in March. Cessario is a former social studies teacher, former baseball pitching coach and former assistant football […]
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Lewiston man seeks new trial, claiming lawyer failures
AUBURN — A Lewiston man sentenced to spend 22 years in prison for stabbing his former girlfriend was seeking a new trial Wednesday, claiming his lawyers failed to advise him to take a plea offer and discouraged him from testifying in his own defense. Cleveland Cruthirds, 32, was convicted by a jury of elevated aggravated […]
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Son gets 7 years for Auburn robbery of woman who was tied up at gunpoint
AUBURN — A 20-year-old local man who, with his father, tied up a Park Avenue homeowner at gunpoint and stole her SUV and motorcycle a year ago, was sentenced Tuesday to serve seven years in prison. John Michaud II was sentenced to 15 years in prison with eight years suspended, plus four years of probation […]
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Really Maine? Why are Sour Patch Kids the top candy given to trick-or-treaters?
Love ’em or hate ’em, we Mainers buy a lot of ’em.
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Family thanks volunteers after son’s body found in Androscoggin River
DURHAM — For nearly three weeks, dozens of wardens, Maine Marine Patrol officers and volunteers have scoured the Androscoggin River for 5-year-old Valerio McFarland. On Monday, it took Christopher Lane, an L.L.Bean kayaking instructor and father of six, less than an hour to find the boy. Lane, 43, of Litchfield found Valerio’s body while kayaking […]