WISCASSET, Maine — A 31-year-old Salem, Massachusetts, man who allegedly supplied convicted Lincoln County heroin dealers has been indicted in Maine and is awaiting trial at Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset.
Jacob T. “J.T.” Snow faces charges of Class A aggravated trafficking in Schedule W drugs (heroin) and Class C illegal importation of scheduled drugs, according to court documents.
The Sagadahoc County grand jury indicted Snow on April 15. He was arrested May 4 in Massachusetts and taken to Maine.
Snow was allegedly a source for Nickolas J. Buscanera, 22, of Westport Island and his girlfriend, Stephanie M. Little, 26, of Edgecomb. Buscanera and Little were arrested in Woolwich on May 15, 2014, while returning from Massachusetts with 50 grams of heroin.
Buscanera pleaded guilty to Class B unlawful trafficking in Schedule W drugs and Class C illegal importation of scheduled drugs May 6. He has not been sentenced.
Little pleaded guilty to Class A aggravated trafficking in Schedule W drugs and Class C illegal importation of scheduled drugs March 4. She is serving a 3.5-year prison sentence for the importation charge at the Maine Correctional Center in Windham and awaits sentencing on the trafficking charge.
The prosecutor in all three cases, Maine Assistant Attorney General Jamie Guerrette, confirmed the state’s belief that Snow supplied Buscanera and Little.
“He is the alleged source,” Guerrette said.
Snow was never in Maine, although the law allows the state to charge him in Maine, according to Guerrette. The indictment specifically accuses Snow of committing the crimes in Lincoln “and/or” Sagadahoc County.
Snow is in custody at Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset with bail set at $50,000 cash.
His court-appointed attorney, Matthew Kanwit, declined comment.
“It’s too early in the case,” he said.
A dispositional conference for the case will take place at the West Bath courthouse at 8:30 a.m. July 8.