PORTLAND — A Connecticut man who was staying in Sabattus admitted in federal court Thursday to dealing crack cocaine.

Devonne Scott, 31, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to two counts of distributing a mixture or substance containing cocaine base or crack cocaine.

He appeared in court Thursday in a gray jail suit, escorted by U.S. marshals.

Each charge is a felony punishable by up to 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $1 million.

In July 2023, a confidential informant reported to the FBI that a man the informant knew had agreed, through texting, to sell crack cocaine to that informant.

On Aug. 1, 2023, the same informant met with Scott to buy crack cocaine, prosecutors said.

He was seen arriving at that meeting in a vehicle registered to him.

Officers identified Scott from photos and prior surveillance, prosecutors said.

On Aug. 10, 2023, after having texted with Scott, the informant made another buy of crack cocaine.

In another video-recorded operation monitored by the FBI, Scott was seen arriving to meet with the informant on a moped.

A U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration laboratory confirmed through testing that the substances purchased by the informant from Scott on each of the two occasions contained crack cocaine.

Scott is expected to be sentenced after a presentence investigation report is completed by the U.S. Probation Office.

U.S. District Court Judge John Woodcock, who is presiding over the case, will determine what sentence to impose after considering the U.S. sentencing guidelines and other statutory factors.

In the plea agreement, prosecutors recommended a sentence of no more than 71 months in prison.

Scott waived his right to appeal a sentence of 71 months or less.

The FBI investigated the case, along with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and the Lewiston Police Department.