BANGOR, Maine — Two men arrested Wednesday by officers with the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency in connection with a crack cocaine trafficking operation remained in jail Friday night after making their first court appearances Friday at the Penobscot Judicial Center.
Superior Court Justice William Anderson set bail for Shawn Bradley, 37, of New York City at $100,000 cash or $250,000 surety. The judge set bail for the 7-foot-tall Leroy Dunn, 29, of Hampden at $5,000 cash or $25,000 surety.
Both men, who are being held at the Penobscot County Jail, were charged with two counts each of aggravated trafficking in crack cocaine. The charges were elevated to Class A felonies because the alleged drug activity took place in a drug-free zone. The motel where the men allegedly were staying is adjacent to the Brewer pool, playground and auditorium.
The judge said he set a high bail for Bradley because he considered the New York man “a flight risk” and “a dangerous individual” because of his criminal history. The judge said the bail he set for Dunn was appropriate given his criminal history, which included convictions for forgery, theft and violation of probation.
Bradley was arrested in New York in 1991 on a charge of depraved-indifference murder. He ultimately was convicted of robbery and sentenced to a term of between six years and four months and 19 years in prison, according to a press release issued Thursday by the MDEA.
Assistant Attorney General Patrick Larson, the drug prosecutor for Penobscot County, told Anderson that Bradley was wanted in New York for violation of his probation. The case against Bradley in Maine most likely would have to be concluded before he is returned to New York.
Bradley, Dunn and Natasha Perkins, 20, of Bangor were arrested Wednesday after MDEA agents received a tip that Dunn was staying at a motel in Brewer adjacent to the Brewer Auditorium and selling crack cocaine and the controlled prescription drug Suboxone from his room, according to a previously published report.
During their subsequent investigation, the agents twice purchased a small retail quantity of crack cocaine and Suboxone from Dunn. Further investigation indicated that the source of Dunn’s crack was Bradley, who was staying in a different room in the same motel, the MDEA said.
As the second transaction unfolded, Bradley left the motel in a vehicle. Agents followed. When Bradley stopped his car in a driveway on North Main Street shortly before 6 p.m., the agents confronted him.
At that point, Bradley became combative and aggressively resisted the drug agents’ attempts to take him into custody, the MDEA said. The agents reported that Bradley tried to grab their holstered guns during the scuffle.
A subsequent search of the motel led to the arrest of Perkins for drug possession. She pleaded guilty Friday to a misdemeanor charge of unlawful possession of scheduled drugs, a Class D crime. She was sentenced to 48 hours in jail and ordered to pay the mandatory $400 fine. She is expected to be released Saturday, according to jail personnel.
In addition, Anthony McGilvray, 23, of Dixmont was arrested on warrants for unpaid fines and failure to appear, which were unrelated to the MDEA investigation. McGilvray was released Friday on personal recognizance bail.
The next court appearance for Bradley and Dunn was set for Feb. 10.
If convicted, each man faces up to 30 years in prison and fine of up to $50,000.