Date: 04-10-2024

Case Style:

United States of America v. James King

Case Number:

Judge: Lance E. Walker

Court: The United States District Court for the District of Maine (Penobscot County)

Plaintiff's Attorney: The United States Attorney’s Office in Bangor

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Description:

Bangor, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Trafficking.

Caribou Man Sentenced to 13+ Years for Role in Penobscot and Aroostook County Drug Trafficking

A Caribou man was sentenced in Bangor for his role in a conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl.

U.S. District Judge Lance E. Walker sentenced James King, 54, to 165 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release. King pleaded guilty on September 25, 2023.

Between January 2018 and December 2021, King and others trafficked methamphetamine and fentanyl in Penobscot and Aroostook counties and elsewhere. King, an Aroostook County distributor, regularly obtained quantities of drugs from his source in the Bangor area. Others then would distribute the drugs to dealers who, in turn, would distribute the drugs to customers. King knowingly and intentionally joined and participated in the conspiracy.

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration; Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; and Maine Drug Enforcement Agency investigated the case. Assistance was provided by the police departments in Orono, Bangor, Brewer, Caribou, Presque Isle and Houlton. U.S. Attorney Darcie McElwee also recognized the cooperation and coordination provided by the Maine State Attorney General’s Office and the Aroostook County District Attorney’s Office.

Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces: This prosecution is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) investigation. OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level drug traffickers, money launderers, gangs, and transnational criminal organizations that threaten the United States by using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach that leverages the strengths of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies against criminal networks.

Seven of the remaining 11 defendants have pleaded guilty:

Andrew Adams (32, Aroostook County) – 10 years
Wayne Smith (33, Bangor) – 85 months
Danielle McBreairty (33, Glenburn) – 20 years
Blaine Footman (37, Bangor) – 5 years
Nicole Footman (41, Holden) – 3 years
Dwight Gary, Jr. (53, Medway) – Time served
Matthew Catalano (37, Penobscot County) – 165 months
Thomas Hammond (25, Charleston) – 84 months
Christopher Coty (43, Bangor) – 4 years
James King (54, Caribou) – 165 months

Outcome:

Defendant was found guilty and sentenced to 165 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release

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