Christopher 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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PublishedMarch 2, 2021
Former Auburn lawyer Seth Carey arrested in Florida, charged with sex crimes
Police said their investigation began in March 2018, when a 34-year-old woman reported to Rumford police that Carey, now 46, had sexually assaulted her.
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PublishedFebruary 23, 2021
Deceased woman discovered Sunday in Lewiston is from Litchfield
Police say the cause and manner of her death are pending autopsy results.
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PublishedFebruary 18, 2021
Bronx man gets time-served for Maine Home Depot fraud scheme
Jeremy Francisco Pinales-Diaz involved in incident in Auburn store in 2019.
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PublishedFebruary 17, 2021
Judge orders mental examinations for suspect in Turner slayings
Patrick J. Maher, 24, appeared Wednesday via video in a Lewiston courtroom, charged with the murders of Troy and Dulsie Varney. All affidavits for the case have been sealed for one month at the request of Maher’s lawyer.
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PublishedFebruary 15, 2021
Maine man dies in single-vehicle crash in Jay
There were no passengers in the crash. The crash remained under investigation Monday.
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PublishedFebruary 12, 2021
Suspect charged with murder in stabbing of Turner couple
Patrick J. Maher, who rented a room from Troy and Dulsie Varney, was in custody Friday.
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PublishedFebruary 10, 2021
Eight-year-old girl falls from chairlift at Sugarloaf ski resort
Ski lift attendants “mostly broke her fall” with a mat below her chair. She was taken to the hospital.
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PublishedFebruary 2, 2021
Police admit errors in affidavits for search warrants of Auburn man in Alaska murder
Attorneys for Steven H. Downs, charged with rape and murder in 1993 case, are seeking to exclude evidence from trial, and ask police about previous leads.
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PublishedFebruary 1, 2021
Evidence heard in 1993 Alaska murder case brought against Auburn man
Steven Downs, charged with the 1993 rape and murder of a 20-year-old Alaska woman, was connected to the case via DNA evidence, say police.
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PublishedJanuary 29, 2021
Mexico man denies charges in fatal collision with Rumford bicyclist
A judge had set a condition that he seek treatment at a drug abuse recovery facility. Alger Aleck has been enrolled in an Augusta drug recovery program, but the building burned Wednesday, according to his attorney, James Martemucci.
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