Aja Trieb, Drug Facilitation, Vermont 2024

Eight people charged with making their homes available for drug distribution in Winooski, Vermont.

The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced federal criminal charges against eight individuals accused of making six different residences on a three-block stretch of Malletts Bay Avenue in Winooski, Vermont available for drug activity. These charges resulted from a long-term investigation into the distribution of heroin and crack cocaine in Winooski.

The individuals charged today are alleged to have facilitated drug dealers who distributed over a kilogram of heroin and significant amounts of crack cocaine in 2014 and 2015.

The charges announced today involve the following individuals:

Aja Trieb, age 33, for controlling an apartment at 12 Malletts Bay Avenue in Winooski, VT, and making it available for drug activity.
Cory Barnier, age 27, and Takorian Hackney, age 31, for controlling an apartment at 33 Malletts Bay Avenue in Winooski, VT, and making it available for drug activity.
Kerry Rivard, age 36, for controlling an apartment at 37 ½ Malletts Bay Avenue in Winooski, VT, and making it available for drug activity.
Rachel Gentes, age 37, and Sarah Little, age 47, for controlling an apartment at 74 Malletts Bay Avenue in Winooski, VT, and making it available for drug activity.
Anne Weber, age 32, for controlling an apartment at 94 Malletts Bay Avenue in Winooski, VT, and making it available for drug activity.
Tracy Korf, age 53, for controlling an apartment at 98 Malletts Bay Avenue in Winooski, VT, and making it available for drug activity.

United States Attorney Eric Miller focused on the multi-layered law enforcement approach necessary to combat the trafficking of heroin and other drugs in Vermont.

The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) led the investigation resulting in this morning’s arrests.

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