A man from Brockton, Massachusetts has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for his involvement in a drug trafficking operation that moved methamphetamine and fentanyl from Massachusetts into northern Maine. The sentencing took place in U.S. District Court in Bangor.
U.S. District Judge Stacey D. Neumann handed down the sentence to Daviston Jackson, 28, who will also serve five years of supervised release after his prison term. Jackson and co-defendant Daquan Corbett were convicted on January 21, 2025, of conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl following a two-week trial.
Court documents state that between January 2018 and December 2021, Jackson worked with others to traffic drugs in Penobscot and Aroostook counties as well as other locations. Alongside Corbett, Jackson organized the conspiracy’s operations through a network of dealers. He arranged for large quantities of methamphetamine and fentanyl to be delivered from out-of-state suppliers before distributing them within Maine through local dealers. Proceeds from the drug sales were collected by Jackson and others and then returned to Massachusetts.
In total, twenty-two people have been convicted in this case or related cases tied to the drug trafficking ring. Of those, twenty-one have been sentenced while only Corbett awaits sentencing.
Those already sentenced include Andrew Adams (10 years), Matthew Catalano (165 months), Christopher Coty (4 years), Jason Cunrod (48 months), Blaine Footman (5 years), Nicole Footman (3 years), Dwight Gary Jr. (time served—approximately five months), Carol Gordon (time served—about thirty-one months plus six months community confinement), Thomas Hammond (84 months), Joshua Jerrell (time served—about thirty-six months), James King (165 months), Shelby Loring (time served—around thirty-two months), Danielle McBreairty (20 years), John Miller (54 months), Aaron Rodgers (time served—about thirty-three months), Wayne Smith (85 months), Joshua Young (time served—about two months plus twenty-four months home detention), Tamara Davis (time served—about fourteen months), Sarah McBreairty (60 months) and James Valiante (36 months).
The investigation was led by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration; Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; and Maine Drug Enforcement Agency with help from Maine State Police as well as police departments in Orono, Bangor, Brewer, Caribou, Presque Isle and Houlton. The U.S. Attorney’s Office also acknowledged cooperation from the Maine State Attorney General’s Office and Aroostook County District Attorney’s Office.
“Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces: 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.”
