Daviston Jackson, Methamphetamine and Fentanyl Trafficking, Maine 2025

BANGOR, Maine: A Brockton, Massachusetts man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Bangor for his role in a drug trafficking ring that stretched from Massachusetts to northern Maine.

U.S. District Judge Stacey D. Neumann sentenced Daviston Jackson, 28, to 20 years in prison to be followed by five years of supervised release. On January 21, 2025, 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.

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

Other defendants who have been sentenced 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
• James Valiante (42, Linneus) – 36 months

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.

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