BANGOR, Maine – A Bangor man pleaded responsible in U.S. District Courtroom in Bangor on Tuesday to drug conspiracy costs associated to methamphetamine and fentanyl possession and distribution.
Aaron Rodgers, 43, and others trafficked the medicine in Penobscot and Aroostook counties for 3 years, in accordance with courtroom paperwork.
As a part of his plea settlement, Rodgers might be sentenced to as many as 20 years in jail and fined as much as $1 million for possession and trafficking of methamphetamine and fentanyl.
In early 2018, Rodgers joined and took part within the conspiracy and its drug trafficking actions by often acquiring and promoting medicine within the two counties, in accordance with the state.
He was arrested in 2019 after promoting a gram of methamphetamine to a confidential informant. Whereas out on bail in 2021, he was once more arrested in Coe Park in Bangor.
Rodgers was in a white Cadillac Escalade with three others when an off-duty Portland police officer noticed them promoting medicine out of the automobile, in accordance with courtroom data. Bangor Police responded.
A backpack at Rodgers’ ft contained methamphetamine, cocaine, reducing brokers, a scale with white residue, a mobile phone, a ledger and a pc, police stated.
In courtroom on Tuesday, Choose Lance E. Walker granted a movement requesting a switch for Rodgers to take part within the Stafford Therapeutic Neighborhood Program on the Stafford County Jail in New Hampshire.
His sentencing listening to has not but been scheduled.
Along with Rodgers, defendants within the conspiracy who pleaded responsible embrace, Sarah McBreairty, 35, of Dixmont; John Miller, 22, of Caribou; Shelby Loring, 28, of Bangor; Joshua Younger, 48, of Presque Isle; Joshua Jerrell, 29, of Orrington; Carol Gordon, 53, of Bangor; Jason Cunrod, 42, of Caribou; James King, 54, of Caribou.
Defendants already sentenced within the conspiracy embrace Christopher Cody, Bangor, 4 years; Andrew Adams, 32, of Aroostook County, 10 years; Wayne Smith, 33, of Bangor, 85 months; Danielle McBreairty, 33, of Glenburn, 20 years; Blaine Footman, 37, of Bangor, 5 years; Nicole Footman, 40, of Holden, 3 years; Dwight Gary, Jr., 53, of Medway, time served; Matthew Catalano, 37, of Penobscot County, 165 months; Thomas Hammond, 25, of Charleston, 84 months.
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration; Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; and Maine Drug Enforcement Company investigated the case. Help was supplied by the police departments in Orono, Bangor, Brewer, Caribou, Presque Isle and Houlton. U.S. Legal professional Darcie McElwee additionally acknowledged the cooperation and coordination supplied by the Maine State Legal professional Normal’s Workplace and the Aroostook County District Legal professional’s Workplace.
