PORTLAND, Maine — A Lewiston man was sentenced Tuesday to nearly five years in prison for possession with intent to distribute cocaine base, commonly known as “crack,” and for being a felon in possession of a firearm during a hearing Tuesday in U.S. District Court.
In addition to his 57 month sentence, Doug Bixby, 25, was ordered to undergo three years of supervised release upon completing his prison term.
Bixby pleaded guilty of the charges on Feb. 2.
According to court records, on August 28 of 2014 Bixby was found by police at a Pine Street apartment in Lewiston in possession of a sawed-off shotgun, six boxes of shotgun shells, 24.6 grams of crack cocaine, a digital scale and small plastic baggies.
Surveillance cameras were set up in the hallway outside Bixby’s apartment with a live feed displayed on a monitor in his bedroom. At the time, he was on state probation for drug trafficking.
The investigation that led to the convictions was conducted by the Lewiston Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.