Hollis Man Sentenced for Drug and Firearms Offenses

PORTLAND, Maine: A Hollis man was sentenced today in federal court for possessing fentanyl with intent to distribute and possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, Acting U.S. Attorney Donald E. Clark announced.

U.S. District Judge D. Brock Hornby sentenced Dustin Homewood, 23, to six years in prison and three years of supervised release. Homewood entered a guilty plea on February 2, 2021.

According to court records, on May 31, 2020, the Rumford Police Department responded to a report of a male under the influence of drugs at a gas station. Officers found Homewood unconscious behind the wheel of a car. Once Homewood was alert, officers discovered a set of brass knuckles and a loaded firearm in his pocket. An ensuing search of his vehicle resulted in the seizure of another firearm and more than 300 grams of fentanyl.

The Rumford Police Department and the FBI’s Safe Streets Task Force investigated the case with assistance from the Maine State Police.