Court weighs whether teen in Chelsea double homicide should be tried as adult

Court weighs whether teen accused of Chelsea double homicide should be tried as adult

The 17-year-old is charged with murder in the deaths of Christopher Hunnewell and Ty Carter Hunnewell in June 2025.

Court weighs whether teen in Chelsea double homicide should be tried as adult

The 17-year-old is charged in connection with the June 2025 deaths of Christopher Hunnewell and Ty Carter Hunnewell.

Teenager accused of double homicide was in Maine’s child welfare system at birth

To reach a suicide prevention hotline, call or text 988 or chat at 988lifeline.org. AUGUSTA, Maine — The teenager accused of a grisly double homicide in central Maine had been on the radar of the Department of Health and Human Services since birth and was moved 17 different times by age 16, according to Wednesday court testimony. Jason Hunnewell, 17, is charged with two counts of murder in the June 11 deaths of 43-year-old Christopher Hunnewell …