Jeffrey Linscott of Buxton, whose lawyer says he sold cocaine and fentanyl to support an addicted woman he knew, receives a one-year sentence and must forfeit a truck and cash.
Edward D. Murphy
Ed covers the City of Westbrook and business stories for the Portland Press Herald.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Former Maine state trooper could get 18 months in prison for drug trafficking
Jeffrey Linscott of Buxton was charged with aggravated trafficking in fentanyl, trafficking in fentanyl and cocaine, and possession of fentanyl when he was arrested in 2017.
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Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Rangeley man sentenced to 2 years for fentanyl distribution
Steven Butler pleaded guilty to the charge in January.
Posted inLocal & State
U.S. Senate panel endorses Falmouth man for federal judgeship
Justice Lance Walker was nominated by President Trump to serve in the U.S. District Court in Maine.
Posted inMaine Crime
York man sent to prison for lying to federal agent
The man sent a threatening text message to a witness who reported him trapping animals illegally, then denied sending the message.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Maine man sentenced for role in large indoor marijuana growing operation
James Mansfield was among those running an illegal operation from which 400 marijuana plants and 296 marijuana root balls were seized.
Posted inMaine Crime
New York man acquitted in York County murder trial faces federal gun charge
Timothy Ortiz’s lawyer says the timing of the federal charge, two days after Ortiz’s acquittal, is suspicious.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Shipyard Brewing loses lawsuit over Shiphead beer
A federal judge dismisses Shipyard’s claim that a Missouri brewer infringed on its trademark.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
New Yorker who killed Biddeford man in drug dispute found not guilty of murder
Attorneys for Timothy Ortiz, 22, argued that he acted in self-defense in the 2016 shooting death of Jonathan Methot.
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Man sentenced in Portland to federal prison for fentanyl trafficking
Rafael Buli, 24, of Lawrence, Mass., gets 80 months behind bars for the drug distribution conspiracy.