Former Bangor Man Sentenced to 4 Years for Role in Penobscot and Aroostook County Drug Trafficking

BANGOR, Maine: A former Bangor man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court 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 Christopher Coty, 43, to 48 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release.

According to court records, between January 2018 and December 2021, Coty and others trafficked methamphetamine and fentanyl in Penobscot and Aroostook counties and elsewhere. Coty knowingly and intentionally joined and participated in the conspiracy.

Coty is the ninth participant involved in the northern Maine conspiracy to be sentenced. Eight of the remaining 12 defendants have pleaded guilty:

BANGOR, Maine: A former Bangor man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court 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 Christopher Coty, 43, to 48 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release.

According to court records, between January 2018 and December 2021, Coty and others trafficked methamphetamine and fentanyl in Penobscot and Aroostook counties and elsewhere. Coty knowingly and intentionally joined and participated in the conspiracy.

Coty is the ninth participant involved in the northern Maine conspiracy to be sentenced. Eight of the remaining 12 defendants have pleaded guilty:

Sentenced:

• 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 (40, 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

Pleaded Guilty:

• Sarah McBreairty (35, Dixmont)
• John Miller (22, Caribou)
• Shelby Loring (28, Bangor)
• Joshua Young (48, Presque Isle)
• Joshua Jerrell (29, Orrington)
• Carol Gordon (53, Bangor)
• Jason Cunrod (42, Caribou)
• James King (54, Caribou)

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.

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