The Maine State Police has announced an arrest in the disappearance of 34-year-old Alex Jackson of Windham. According to MSP, the Windham Police Department began investigating a report of a missing person on May 14, 2023. Jackson’s family reported him missing with no contact since May 12, 2023.
Over ten months, MSP, WPD, Lewiston Police Department, Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office, and the New Hampshire State Police worked to develop leads. On March 29, 2024, authorities obtained an arrest warrant for 30-year-old Joseph Chute of Leeds for murder. On Friday evening, Chute was taken into custody without incident.
He was booked into the Androscoggin County Jail where he is being held without bail. MSP says the body of Jackson has yet to be recovered.
Jay Skelton is an independent crime journalist with a passion for covering the uncovered and the under covered.