FARMINGTON — A Franklin County justice Friday set bail for a Wilton man charged with drug possession at $50,000 cash or $100,000 worth of real estate. Dennis J. Ayala, 55, was arrested Tuesday on charges of unlawful possession of a drug containing fentanyl powder and violating bail conditions. Maine State Police, Wilton police and the […]
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Judge orders former Farmington man to forfeit 19 guns seized in heroin investigation
FARMINGTON — A Franklin County justice Tuesday ordered 19 guns seized in 2016 during a heroin trafficking investigation at a Farmington home to be turned over to the state. Mark Barrett, 61, formerly of Farmington, is serving three years of an eight-year sentence with the Department of Corrections. He testified at a criminal forfeiture hearing […]
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New York and Wilton men face heroin, cocaine trafficking charges
AUBURN — A Wilton man and a New York man are being held on $50,000 cash bail each, after Maine drug agents and state police seized heroin and cocaine destined for Wilton, according to Stephen McCausland, spokesman for the Maine Department of Public Safety. Agents from the Western District Task Force and state police seized […]
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Jay man sentenced in heroin case
FARMINGTON — A Jay man was sentenced Tuesday to serve 10 months of a four-year jail sentence after he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to traffic in heroin, according to Franklin County court documents. Jeremiah Dean Paulton, 35, formerly of Wilton, was arrested Aug. 31, 2017, on a felony conspiracy charge and indicted in November after […]
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Livermore Falls man arrested on heroin, violation charges
LIVERMORE FALLS — Police said a Livermore Falls man has been charged with felony unlawful trafficking in heroin and two counts of violating conditions of release. Duane Hanson, 28, was arrested Tuesday night after police stopped a car on Park Street, near PallettOne, and conducted a search, which was a condition of his bail. Thirteen […]
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Livermore Falls woman indicted on drug charges in connection to assault on Jay officer
FARMINGTON — A Livermore Falls woman accused of assaulting a Jay police officer and of having heroin, cocaine and fentanyl was indicted Wednesday on 10 charges. Melissa J. Couture, 34, of 53 West Loop in Livermore Falls was indicted on felony charges of assault on an officer, eluding an officer and unlawful possession of heroin. […]
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Massachusetts man sentenced to 12 years for drug trafficking
PARIS — A Massachusetts man who was identified by the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency in 2015 as one of the main drug suppliers to multiple dealers in Oxford County was sentenced Tuesday in Oxford County Superior Court to 15 years in prison, with all but 12 years suspended. Active-Retired Justice Robert Clifford said that Del […]
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Man pleads guilty in Franklin County heroin case
FARMINGTON — A Connecticut man was found guilty Monday of a charge connected to the sale of heroin in the Franklin County area. Sean Michael “Cali” Blalock, 32, of Wolcott, Connecticut, was sentenced by Franklin County Superior Court Justice Roland Cote to serve six months of a four-year sentence, followed by two years of probation. Blalock […]
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Lisbon man to serve 2 years for crack, heroin
AUBURN — A Lisbon man who tried to smuggle heroin into jail was sentenced Tuesday to serve two years in prison on related charges. Damien M. Brown, 40, of 333 Lisbon St. pleaded guilty Tuesday to two felonies: unlawful possession of scheduled drugs and unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs, each punishable by up to 10 […]
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Farmington man sentenced for importing, dealing heroin
FARMINGTON — A local man was sentenced Tuesday to serve three years of an eight-year sentence for bringing heroin from Massachusetts and selling it in the Farmington area in July 2016. Mark Barrett, 6o, of Farmington entered an Alford plea in September 2017 in a negotiated agreement to felony charges of unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs and […]