UPDATE: Leeds Man Sentenced in Murder of Windham Man

Joseph Chute of Leeds has been sentenced to 55 years in prison for the murder of Alex Jackson in May 2023.

Jackson, who had been shot in the head, was discovered in a barrel in Stark, New Hampshire on April 19, 2024,

A jury convicted Chute of murder in March.

UPDATE: March 16, 2026

The trial of Joseph Chute of Leeds began Monday, March 16. Chute is accused of shooting Alex Jackson of Windham in the back of the head.

The victim’s body was found in a barrel near a camp in New Hampshire.

ORIGINAL POST: April 1, 2024

30-year-old Joseph Chute of Leeds has been charged in the murder 34-year-old Alex Jackson of Windham, who had been missing since May 2023..

From the Maine State Police:

On Sunday, May 14, 2023, the Windham Police Department investigated a report of a missing person from their town. The family of 34-year-old Alex Jackson of Windham reported him missing with no contact since Friday, May 12, 2023, which was atypical behavior for him. Investigators with the Maine State Police, Windham Police Department, Lewiston Police Department, Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office, and the New Hampshire State Police worked to develop leads over the following ten months. On Friday, March 29, 2024, an arrest warrant was obtained for 30-year-old Joseph Chute of Leeds on the charge of murder. Chute was arrested Friday evening without incident and transported to the Androscoggin County Jail where he is being held without bail. The body of Jackson has not been recovered at this time. Chute will make his initial appearance in Androscoggin County Superior Court on Monday, April 1, 2024.

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