PARIS – A Massachusetts man was convicted of heroin possession Tuesday in Oxford County Superior Court.

Christopher John Shannon, 22, of Rockland, Mass., pleaded guilty to a felony charge of unlawful possession of heroin. He was fined $500.

As part of the sentencing, Shannon was ordered by Judge Ellen Gorman to complete a drug rehabilitation program within six months.

Should he complete the program, his sentence would be limited to the fine. If he fails to finish the program, he would be sentenced to two years in the county jail with all but four months suspended.

Shannon was initially arrested on Dec. 2, 2003, while staying at his parents’ condominium at Sunday River Ski Resort in Newry.

At that time, according to his court file, Shannon was free on bail stemming from an arrest in Massachusetts for possession of a Class A controlled substance. He was also on probation for possession of hypodermics.

Also, according to his court file, Shannon was banned for life from being on Sunday River resort property.