Daviston Jackson, Fentanyl and Methamphetamine Trafficking, Maine 2025

Brockton Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Role in Multi-State Drug Ring

BANGOR, Maine – A Brockton, Massachusetts man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in a multi-state drug trafficking ring that stretched from Massachusetts to northern Maine.

Daviston Jackson, 28, was sentenced to 20 years in prison to be followed by five years of supervised release by U.S. District Judge Stacey D. Neumann. Jackson and his co-defendant, Daquan Corbett, were found guilty of conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl following a two-week long trial on January 21, 2025.

According to court records, between January 2018 and December 2021, Jackson and others trafficked methamphetamine and fentanyl in Penobscot and Aroostook counties and elsewhere. Jackson organized and conducted the conspiracy’s operations through a network of dealers, delivering and arranging for the delivery of large quantities of the two drugs from an out-of-state supplier and then distributing those drugs through a network of dealers in Penobscot and Aroostook counties.

Proceeds from the sale of the drugs were collected and returned to Massachusetts by Jackson and others. Twenty-two defendants have been convicted in this and related cases for their part in a widespread drug trafficking conspiracy. To date, 21 of the defendants have been sentenced, while only Corbett awaits sentencing.

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 Maine State Police and the police departments in Orono, Bangor, Brewer, Caribou, Presque Isle and Houlton. The U.S. Attorney’s Office also recognized the cooperation and coordination provided by the Maine State Attorney General’s Office and the Aroostook County District Attorney’s Office.

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.

Other defendants sentenced in the case include Andrew Adams (32, Aroostook County) – 10 years, Matthew Catalano (38, Penobscot County) – 165 months, Christopher Coty (44, Bangor) – 4 years, Jason Cunrod (42, Caribou) – 48 months, Blaine Footman (38, Bangor) – 5 years, Nicole Footman (41, Holden) – 3 years, Dwight Gary, Jr. (54, Medway) – Time served (approx. 5 months), Carol Gordon (53, Bangor) – Time served (approx. 31 months) plus 6 months of community confinement, Thomas Hammond (26, Charleston) – 84 months, Joshua Jerrell (30, Orrington) – Time served (approx. 36 months), James King (55, Caribou) – 165 months, Shelby Loring (29, Bangor) – Time served (approx. 32 months), Danielle McBreairty (34, Glenburn) – 20 years, John Miller (24, Caribou) – 54 months, Aaron Rodgers (43, Bangor) – Time served (approx. 33 months), Wayne Smith (33, Bangor) – 85 months, Joshua Young (48, Presque Isle) – Time served (approx. 2 months) plus 24 months home detention, Tamara Davis (29, Fall River, MA) – Time Served (approx. 14 months), Sarah McBreairty (36, Dixmont) – 60 months, and James Valiante (42, Linneus) – 36 months.

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