Bangor, Maine: United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced that Terrence Sawtelle, a/k/a “Terry," 49, of Dexter, Maine was sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Chief Judge Jon D. Levy to one year and one day in prison and three years of supervised release for conspiring to manufacture, distribute, and possess with intent to distribute marijuana. The defendant pled guilty on June 28, 2018.
According to court records, for a period of time between October 2010 and August 2016, the defendant conspired with others to illegally manufacture marijuana at a facility in Frankfort, Maine and to distribute it at the Owl’s Club, in Bangor, Maine, in violation of federal law, and under the cover of, but in violation of, Maine’s Medical Marijuana program. The Owl’s Club was owned and operated by co-defendant Christopher Ruhlin.
In May 2016, agents searched the Frankfort facility and seized marijuana in various stages of harvest and cultivation, together with paraphernalia and items used to manufacture and process marijuana. In August 2016, agents searched property in downtown Bangor, including the Owl’s Club, and seized processed marijuana. At the time of the searches, the location of the Frankfort facility was not reported to Maine’s Department of Health and Human Services as required. Beginning in March 2015, the defendant started selling marijuana for Christopher Ruhlin at the Owl’s Club.
In imposing sentence, Judge Levy concluded that Sawtelle’s activities violated both state and federal law.
The investigation was conducted by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
