FARMINGTON — A Wilton man was indicted Wednesday in a case in which a Farmington woman overdosed twice in two days in July on what she told police she believed was heroin. Jeremiah Dean Paulton, 35, was officially charged on a Class C count of conspiracy to commit trafficking. A conviction on the charge is […]
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Five of ten people arrested in River Valley drug bust plead not guilty
PARIS — Five of the 10 people arrested Wednesday in a River Valley drug bust pleaded not guilty at 11th District Court on Friday. The five suspects who appeared in court were: • Courtney Dyke, 23, of Peru, on charges of conspiracy to commit aggravated importation of heroin and conspiracy to commit aggravated importation of […]
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Peru woman pleads guilty in heroin case
FARMINGTON — A Peru woman pleaded guilty Wednesday to criminal conspiracy to buy heroin in Connecticut and bring it back to the region to sell it in 2016. Lauren J. Leonard, 25, formerly of Industry, pleaded guilty in Franklin County Superior Court to the felony charge that is punishable by up to 10 years in […]
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Farmington man pleads guilty to importing, selling heroin
FARMINGTON — A local man pleaded guilty Wednesday to bringing heroin from Massachusetts and selling it in Farmington in 2016. In a negotiated plea agreement, Mark D. Barrett, 60, of Farmington pleaded guilty in Franklin County Superior Court to felony charges of unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs and illegal importation of scheduled drugs. The maximum punishment for the […]
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Farmington man charged in heroin case
FARMINGTON — A local man convicted of manslaughter in 2000 and terrorizing in 2009, is now accused of supplying heroin to a woman who overdosed twice in July. Jeremiah Dean Paulton, 34, of Farmington was arrested Thursday on a felony charge of criminal conspiracy, according to an affidavit for an arrest warrant filed Wednesday with […]
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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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Woodstock man sentenced to 24 months in prison on trafficking charges
NOTE: Waiting on a mugshot from OCJ. PARIS — A Woodstock man pleaded guilty Tuesday afternoon in Oxford County Superior Court to two felony counts of trafficking in heroin and a single felony count of conspiracy to commit drug-trafficking. Brandon Blood, 25, was sentenced to 10 years in prison with all but 24 months suspended. Blood […]
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Connecticut man accused of supplying heroin to Franklin County
FARMINGTON — A Connecticut man accused of supplying heroin that was sold in the Franklin County area is being held on $25,000 cash bail at the Franklin County Detention Center, officials said. Sean Michael “Cali” Blalock, 32, of Wolcott, Connecticut, was arrested in mid-May in Connecticut on a Maine Drug Enforcement Agency warrant and brought […]
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Rumford man to serve seven years in drug cases
FARMINGTON — A Rumford man will serve more than seven years in prison for drug-related charges, including importing and selling heroin in 2016. Logan D. C. White, 28, formerly of Industry, pleaded guilty to felony charges of illegal importation of scheduled drugs and unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs on June 8 in Franklin County Superior […]
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Carthage man sentenced in heroin case
FARMINGTON — A Carthage man was sentenced June 7 to one year in jail, with all time suspended, for his part in a July 30, 2015, heroin case. Russell C. Smith, 53, pleaded guilty to a felony charge of criminal conspiracy in Franklin County Superior Court, according to court documents. He will serve nine months of […]