#Maddox-williams

• Grandmother of murdered boy receives suspended sentence for lying to police, hindering daughter’s apprehension

  Sat, 02/11/2023 - 4:00pm

  

  BELFAST — Sherry Johnson, 60, the grandmother of Maddox Williams, has been sentenced to three years six months in prison with all suspended as a result of her efforts to conceal her daughter’s whereabouts following the child’s death. Johnson pleaded guilty in Waldo County Superior Court Monday, Feb. 6, to one count of hindering apprehension or prosecution. Johnson accompanied her daughter Jessica Williams (also known by the surnames Trefethen and Johnson) to the hospital the day three-year-old...

• Court rules Jessica Trefethen guilty of depraved indifference murder of son

  Wed, 10/19/2022 - 11:00am

  

  BELFAST — A Stockton Springs mother who stood accused of the depraved indifference murder of her three-year-old son has been found guilty in Waldo County Superior Court Oct. 18. Jessica Trefethen, 36, faces of a sentence of at least 25 years and up to life imprisonment for the June 20, 2021, death of her son, Maddox, who had been abused for much of his short life and died from blunt force trauma. The trial against Trefethen began Oct. 5 and following a brief break due to COVID, concluded Oct...

• State of Maine lays out action plan to beef up child protection services

  Tue, 10/26/2021 - 3:45pm

  

  In July, Maine’s Dept. of Health and Human Services appealed to the nonprofit Casey Family Programs to assist in the investigation of four child deaths that had occurred during the previous month. Following that announcement, the Department subsequently asked Casey to review a fifth death. The five children, who were all four years or younger, died from accidents or serious injuries. The deaths occurred on June 1 in Brewer, on June 6 in Old Town, on June 17 in Temple, on June 20 in Stockton...
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  Premature birth, premature death: The sad, tragic life of Maddox Williams

  Sun, 09/12/2021 - 6:45pm

  

  Maddox Williams’ short life began with a struggle to survive. The blond-haired boy was born in January 2018 and weighed just under three pounds. From his start as a premature infant through his toddler years, Maddox bounced between parents who battled drug and alcohol addictions, mental health illnesses and their own childhood traumas. This story was originally published by The Maine Monitor . The Maine Monitor is a local journalism product published by The Maine Center for Public...

• Stockton Springs mother charged in death of young son, bail set at $150,000

  Tue, 06/29/2021 - 8:15pm

  

  BELFAST — Grim details have emerged in the alleged murder of three-year-old Maddox Williams, whose mother has been charged with the crime. Jessica Williams, 35, who has also used the surnames Johnson and Trefethen, was arrested and charged with knowing and intentional murder in relation to the June 20, death of her young son. Williams’ bail has been set at $150,000 with no surety. Should she make bail, Williams would be barred from having contact with children under the age of 14, among other...