Jeremy S. Briggs, 28, of 89 Hall Hill Road, Dixfield, on charges of gross sexual assault and three counts of unlawful sexual contact, 7:51 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 21, in Rumford, by Oxford County Sheriff’s Office. Michael J. Colon, 29, of 41 Lochness Road, Rumford, on a charge of domestic violence aggravated assault, 3:59 p.m. Tuesday, […]
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, News
Auburn boy dies after he was found in Range Pond
First responders found the 4-year-old shortly before noon Friday and performed CPR, authorities said.
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Posted inAndroscoggin County, News
Rescuers find 4-year-old boy in Range Pond in Poland
A Maine State Police K-9 helped find the boy, and rescuers performed CPR on him.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Judge denies Massachusetts man’s efforts to have Lewiston attempted murder case tossed
Nathaniel Ashwood alleged he was denied a speedy trial.
Posted inMaine Crime, News, Oxford Hills
Jury convicts Peru man in 2019 murders of Paris couple
Mark Penley, 51, shot his ex-girlfriend, Heather Bickford, and her boyfriend, Dana Hill, in Hill’s apartment.
Posted inMaine Crime, News
Police: murder suspect says he doesn’t remember stabbing victim
The two men from Connecticut had been drinking together at the Fryeburg Fairgrounds earlier that night, witnesses told police.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News, River Valley
Mexico man suing Lewiston police and estate of former officer for ‘illegal arrest’
Nicholas Meserve, the late Lewiston police officer involved in Norman “Bo” Thompson’s arrest, later died from an apparent drug overdose.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Maine Crime, News
Durham woman gets probation for Social Security fraud
The 65-year-old received more than $80,000 in illegal benefits, prosecutors said.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Transient charged in Auburn convenience store robberies
The suspect was tracked Tuesday night to an apartment where he was found along with evidence of the crime, police said.
Posted inMaine Crime, News, Oxford Hills
Connecticut man charged in fatal stabbing at Fryeburg Fairgrounds
Anderson Gomes, 28, of Waterbury, Connecticut, was found dead early Wednesday morning.