Biddeford Man Sentenced to 1 ½ Years in Prison for Cocaine Possession

PORTLAND, Maine: A Biddeford man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Portland for possessing cocaine with intent to distribute.

U.S. District Judge Nancy Torresen sentenced Gage Barton, 26, to 18 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release. He pleaded guilty on December 10, 2024.

According to court records, in September 2024, a Biddeford police officer responded to a call of a fight occurring at an apartment building. The officer encountered Barton walking away from the building. Barton was on probation for unlawful possession of cocaine and was also on bail conditions in the State of Maine District Court in York County. The officer searched Barton under his bail conditions. Barton was wearing a sling bag under his coat, and when the officer felt the bag, he discerned what he believed to be a weapon. When the officer looked inside the bag, he discovered a small digital scale and several clear plastic bags containing approximately 308 grams of cocaine.

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) investigated the case with assistance from the Biddeford Police Department.

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