A retired Maine state trooper has been arrested and charged with dealing drugs. Jeffrey Linscott, 51, of Buxton, was arrested late Wednesday night after state drug agents said they intercepted him delivering fentanyl to a customer in the parking lot of the Gorham Hannaford store. The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency said they seized several grams […]
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Norway teen pleads guilty to drug trafficking
PARIS — A Norway man was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in prison with all but 4½ years suspended in Oxford County Superior Court for two separate incidences of trafficking heroin. Jacolby Morrison, 19, pleaded guilty on Thursday to felony aggravated trafficking in scheduled drugs and one Class B count of unlawful trafficking in scheduled […]
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Rumford man sentenced for trafficking pills
PARIS — A Rumford man was sentenced Sept. 15 at Oxford County Superior Court for aggravated trafficking in a scheduled drug. Lonzel Warner, 48, was one of three people arrested May 4 on the charge. The others were David Huston, 45, of Rumford and Marie Weston, 25, of Rumford. The charges stemmed from an investigation into […]
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Brooklyn man accused of selling fentanyl on Walnut Street
LEWISTON — A Brooklyn man was indicted on drug charges this week, accused of selling the fentanyl investigators say has been linked to several drug overdoses in recent months. Nera James, 38, was indicted on a dozen counts, including aggravated drug trafficking, and trafficking in counterfeit drugs. Investigators say James, using the street name “King,” […]
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Bail set at $25,000 cash for Paris man charged with trafficking heroin
PARIS — Bail was set at $25,000 cash, or $1,000 with participation in a bed-to-bed inpatient treatment program, for a Paris man arrested Friday on a charge of trafficking in heroin and tampering with evidence. According to the Oxford County Jail, Norman Hightower, 35, remained in jail Tuesday afternoon after his initial appearance at 11th […]
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Lewiston man pleads guilty to drug trafficking, sentenced to 180 days
PARIS — A Lewiston man was sentenced Friday morning in Oxford County Superior Court to 180 days to the Department of Corrections on a charge of unlawful trafficking in cocaine. Willis Joseph, 29, of 88 Bartlett St., pleaded guilty to the charge. As part of the plea agreement, Assistant Attorney General David Fisher told Active-Retired […]
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Bail set for 7 suspects in River Valley drug bust
PARIS — Three men and four women from Rumford, Mexico and Lewiston charged with drug trafficking in the River Valley made their initial appearance in South Paris District Court on Friday. They were held at the Oxford County Jail on Friday on bail ranging from $500 to $10,000 cash. Officers with the Rumford and Mexico police […]
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Sweden man pleads not guilty to trafficking heroin
PARIS — A Sweden man pleaded not guilty Monday morning to bringing more than 600 doses of heroin from Massachusetts for resale in Western Maine. Derek Verrill, 27, appeared before Active-Retired Justice Robert Clifford in Oxford County Superior Court and pleaded not guilty to Class B unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs and Class C illegal importation of scheduled […]
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Peru man charged with aggravated trafficking, furnishing counterfeit drugs
PARIS — Bail was set at $500 or completion of a pretrial services contract for a Peru man charged with aggravated trafficking of scheduled drugs and furnishing counterfeit drugs. Peter A. Donahue, 25, was arrested Wednesday evening in Rumford and charged with aggravated trafficking of a schedule Z drug and aggravated trafficking or furnishing of […]
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Tennessee woman pleads guilty to heroin charge
PARIS — A Tennessee woman pleaded guilty Wednesday morning at Oxford County Superior Court to felony conspiracy to commit trafficking in heroin. Courtney Moulton, 24, was one of 15 people arrested in 2015 as part of what officials called the largest drug investigation in Oxford County history. In exchange for the guilty plea, Assistant Attorney […]