Seeking to influence witness, gun use draws extra time

Jesse Roy (Police photo)

PORTLAND, Maine - A Sanford was sentenced to almost a dozen years in prison on Monday for heroin and fentanyl trafficking and possession of a firearm in the execution of his trade.

Jesse Roy, 37, will spend 140 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release.

According to court records, from around June to October of 2014, Roy distributed heroin and fentanyl in the Sanford area and elsewhere. On Oct. 20, 2014, a search warrant executed at Roy's residence in Sanford resulted in the seizure of about 94 grams of heroin, $24,500 in cash and a handgun.

Several months after his arrest, Roy sent two letters to his co-defendant setting forth a false narrative regarding the charges they faced in an effort to obstruct the investigation and prosecution.

Roy was sentenced to 80 months in prison for his role in the narcotics distribution conspiracy and an additional five years for the possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking. Judge Levy enhanced Roy's sentence because of his attempt to obstruct justice and for acting as a manager or supervisor of the drug distribution conspiracy.

The case was investigated by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and the Sanford Police Department.