BANGOR, Maine — Investigators with the Bangor Police Department and the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency arrested a local couple Tuesday on felony drug charges.
Gregory Chase, 30, was charged with aggravated trafficking in oxycodone, a Class A felony punishable by up to 30 years in prison and a fine of up to $50,000, Bangor interim Police Chief Peter Arno and MDEA Director Roy McKinney said in a joint news release issued Wednesday.
Chase’s wife, 28-year-old Samantha Chase, was charged with possession of oxycodone, a Class C felony that carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a fine of up to $5,000, McKinney and Arno said.
The two were the subject of a criminal investigation that began a few months ago into reports of drug trafficking at two locations on Roger Street in Bangor. During the course of that investigation, drug agents purchased oxycodone from Gregory Chase on two occasions — once at his home on Roger Street and another at an undisclosed location, the news release said.
The Roger Street buy happened within 1,000 feet of a city-designated safe zone surrounding Bangor Gardens Park, which elevated the offense to aggravated, according to MDEA and Bangor police.
On Tuesday, Bangor police, MDEA agents and agents from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration executed search warrants at 28 and 28A Roger St. and seized undisclosed amounts of oxycodone, additional unidentified tablets and a 9mm pistol, the news release said.
The Chases were taken into custody at that time and taken to the Penobscot County Jail. The pair will be arraigned at the Penobscot County Judicial Center on Dec. 12.
The case is being prosecuted by the Maine Office of the Attorney General.
Gregory Chase’s criminal history includes convictions in 2005 for forgery and theft by unauthorized use of property, according to the Bangor Daily News archives. Chase received a two-year jail sentence, with all but 120 days suspended, and two years of probation and was ordered to pay $2,2010 in restitution on the forgery charge. He was sentenced to 60 days in jail and ordered to pay $2,500 in restitution on the theft charge.
He also was fined $100 and ordered to pay $53.05 in restitution for negotiating a worthless instrument in 2002.
Drug crimes may be reported to the MDEA at 1-800-452-6457, on the agency website at www.maine.gov/dps/mdea or via MDEA’s smartphone application for iPhone and Android at MyPD.
Since when are there are apartment buildings in Bangor Gardens? 28 and 28A
28A is a garage converted to an apartment. Bangor zoning law allows this for use by family
members but not to be rented out for income. There was another group living in 28A that
recently moved, and they were up to no good as well.
5 year automatic gun charge, to run concurrent with the drugs.
Not concurrent, but consecutive.
Some people just have absolutely no idea.
Doesn’t pay to think, anymore.
Sad…
I knew these two years ago. Hope they get their crap together for the children’s sake
Ok, folks, it’s betting time again. While these two are making money selling drugs, how much do you want to bet they’re down getting financial assistance from General Assistance?
I’ll bet they are not. Drug dealers have little time or care or thought to go get assistance, regardless of what you might believe.
Unless of course you are talking about the people who fail as even dealers of addictive chemicals. Of course, if you suck so bad at life that you cant even sell drugs, I guess general assistance might be on your menu.
‘Merica.
I don’t suppose you know any dealers on assistance, do you? Or any dealers at all? You (along with nearly everyone else who frequents these comments) are probably rather unqualified to make that statement.
Fact is most dealers are far too concerned with drugs and money and cops to worry about a couple hundred free dollars, regardless of what you might believe.
How naive.
Really?
Guess again, pal.
Answer my question: Do you know any dealers, personally?
Ok, public record information: how about Timothy Pendleton, who testified as a witness in open court at an attempted murder trial that he sold cocaine at the rate of $100 a gram and that the City of Bangor was paying his rent? He also testified that he had upwards of 14 grams of coke to sell (do the math, $1400 right there, but the fine citizens of Bangor are paying his rent). He was living at 8 Hudson Street in Bangor when he was dealing and getting general assistance. Don’t believe me? Go to the courthouse, and listen to the tapes of the trial of David Archer. Oh, and btw, in exchange for his testimony the DA’s office agreed not to prosecute Pendleton.
Public information about one case is hardly proof to back up your assertion that most dealers are on the governments pay-roll, or are getting free money.
You say I am naive, but you clearly have little experience in these matters. I asked you if you knew any dealers and clearly you do not. Thus, you clearly have no actual knowledge in regards to dealers and how they go about their lives.
But, feel free to pretend all you like. Its your world.
A big thank you to our Police dept. The only way to protect the community as a whole is to put these folks away so they don’t ruin any more kids. I still feel that they should be responsible for all the cost that is associated with their crime and bringing them to justice. Someday they will be released and should make restitution. Unless……..some judge believes that they only need a slap on the wrist and go about their same business, once again.
I’ve never met anyone who forced drugs down peoples throats, except dr.s in their fancy coats and college degree’s. I wasn’t aware that street dealers force people to use their products. Apparently my idea of supply and demand is completely wrong.
Restitution? For what?
Some judges treat the judicial system like an assembly line. Which it is.
Wonder if these two were in on it with Ms. Brooks that was just arrested for the same thing recently.