SKOWHEGAN — Three area people arrested in a February drug raid after the search of a Palmyra home have been indicted by a Somerset County grand jury.
Kevin A. Cookson, 56, of Newport; Melissa J. Collamore, 49, of Palmyra; and Eric E. Hamilton, 45, of Palmyra, are charged with aggravated trafficking and possession of scheduled drugs, according to the indictment, delivered by the grand jury on Tuesday. The crimes are alleged to have occurred Feb. 26 in Palmyra. At the time, Somerset County Sheriff Dale Lancaster called it one of the largest heroin seizures in the county in recent years.
Lancaster said at the time that the amount of heroin seized from the residence had a street value of up to $84,000. The drugs were seized after a search by Somerset County deputies of Collamore’s residence at 81 Ell Hill Road. Lancaster said the search turned up about 10 ounces of heroin, a small amount of marijuana, hashish, assorted controlled pills, drug-related paraphernalia, drug-related documentation and $1,090.
The seized heroin was the equivalent of about 2,800 bags, or individual doses, which are sold commonly for $25 to $40 per bag on the street, the release said.
An indictment is not a finding of guilt, but is an indication and enough evidence is present in a case to proceed with trial.
Also indicted by the grand jury were:
• Wilfred Gordon, 49, of Skowhegan, charged with possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, Jan. 4 in Skowhegan.
• Joseph Bradley III, 35, of Augusta, charged with theft, Sept. 12 in Skowhegan.
• Ryan S. Owens, 36, of Skowhegan, charged with unlawful sexual contact, Dec. 31, 2012, in Skowhegan.
• Matthew Grass, 28, of Canaan, charged with burglary, theft, burglary of a motor vehicle and violating the conditions of release, March 7 in Skowhegan.
• Michael Allen McGregor, 22, of Oakland, charged with two counts each of burglary, theft and criminal mischief, from Dec. 21 to Jan. 16 in Athens and Detroit.
• Matthew A. Shaw, 20, of Hartland, charged with seven counts of burglary, nine counts of theft and five counts of criminal mischief, from Aug. 23 to Jan. 16 in Hartland, Athens and Detroit.
• Jeffrey E. Frost, 32, of St. Albans, charged with burglary, theft and two counts of violating the conditions of release, Feb. 23 in Canaan.
• James Field, 27, of St. Albans, charged with burglary, theft and two counts of violating the conditions of release, Feb. 23 in Canaan.
• Jesse M. Weeman, 19, of Dixmont, charged with violating the conditions of release, Dec. 23 in Palmyra.
• Edwin Munson, 27, of Winthrop, charged with writing a bad check, June 1 in Fairfield.
• John N. Crawford, 48, of Fairfield, charged with domestic violence assault, Jan. 27 in Fairfield.
• John N. Crawford, 48, of Fairfield, charged with violating the conditions of release, March 1 in Fairfield.
• Michael R. Kelley, Jr., 26, of Embden, charged with possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, Sept. 1 in Embden.
• Megan D. White, 24, charged with violating the conditions of release, Nov. 29 in Anson.
• Brian J. Wright, 29, of Skowhegan, charged with possession of scheduled drugs, Feb. 12 in Skowhegan.
• Clyde R. Tripp, 63, of North Anson, charged with tampering with a witness and criminal threatening, Oct. 31 in North Anson.
• Matthew J. Flood, 30, of Palmyra, charged with aggravated assault and possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, Jan. 12 in Palmyra.
• Debra Guenther, 60, of Harmony, charged with three counts of theft, June 6 in Harmony.
• Carl A. Landry, 46, of Norridgewock, charged with aggravated trafficking in scheduled drugs, trafficking in scheduled drugs and possession of scheduled drugs.
• Nixon A. Louis, 45, of South Windsor, Conn., charged with three counts of aggravated trafficking in scheduled drugs, Dec. 2-3 and Feb. 4 in Norridgewock, Skowhegan and Fairfield.
• Jessica R. Rys, 35, of Searsport, charged with trafficking in scheduled drugs, Feb. 4 in Fairfield.
• Dylan A. Brown, 23, of Madison, charged with arson, burglary, aggravated criminal mischief and theft, Feb. 24 in Anson.
• Justin A. Brown, 35, of Embden, charged with failure to appear and two counts of violating the conditions of release, Dec. 23 in Skowhegan.
• Sheila Curtis, 50, of Woodstock, charged with theft by deception and forgery, Oct. 1 and Oct. 6, 2009, in Somerset County.
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