Gov. Janet Mills has appointed former Maine Supreme Judicial Court Justice Donald Alexander to hear a request from Oxford County commissioners to remove Sheriff Christopher Wainwright. Wainwright sold dozens of firearms as evidence without recording the transactions or notifying commissioners. Wainwright said he used the proceeds from the sales to purchase equipment for the sheriff’s office. Commissioners said they had seen no evidence of that claim. Wainwright apologized for his actions but said they did not justify removing him.
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