Maine Firearm Law
<h2> <center> United States of America v. Jason Johnson-Rivera a/k/a “Ouda” </h2> </center>
Portland, Maine, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession and use of a firearm in drug trafficking crime. Reported by <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Jason Johnson-Rivera a/k/a “Ouda” and Abrante fired at least five rounds from a 9mm handgun into another vehicle as par... More...
$ (06-01-2026 - ME)United States of America v. Caleb Rhine
Bangor, Maine, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with receipt of firearm while under indictment. Caleb Rhine, 22, was indicted in Hancock County Superior Court on one count of aggravated trafficking in scheduled drugs. On May 5, 2024, Rhine, while still under indictment, attempted to purchase a firearm from a federally licensed firearms dealer in Ellsworth. To make the p... More...
$ (02-22-2026 - ME)United States of America v. Danielle McBreairty
Bangor, Maine, the Defendant and a criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant conspiracy to possess and distribute meth and fentanyl and unlawful possession and use of a firearm.... More...
$ (01-29-2026 - ME)<H2> State of Maine v. Timothy Philbrick and Mariah McEwen
Caribou, Maine, criminal defense lawyers represent the Defendants charged with aggravated trafficking of schedule W drugs, unlawful furnishing of schedule W drugs, unlawful possession of schedule W drugs, and possession of a firearm by a prohibited person. Police arrested 33-year-old Timothy Philbrick of Fort Fairfield and 23-year-old Mariah McEwen of Fort Fairfield after they got a report abo... More...
$ (12-30-2025 - ME)State of Maine v. Heather M. Hodgson
Augusta, Maine, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with<br> domestic violence reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon (Class C), 17-A M.R.S. §§ 211-A(1)(A), 1604(5)(A) (2025); domestic violence criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon (Class C), 17-A M.R.S. §§ 209-A(1)(A), 1604(5)(A) (2025); and endangering the welfare of a child (Class D), 17-A M.R.S. §... More...
$0 (09-29-2025 - ME)<h1> United States of America v. Jason Brenner </h1></h1>
Bangor, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Failing to Stop for Inspection at Calais International Port of Entry.<br> <br> A New Jersey man was sentenced for failing to report his arrival and present himself for inspection at the international port of entry in Calais. <br> <br> U.S. Magistrate Judge John C. Nivison sentenced Jason Brenner, 53, to 115 days of impris... More...
$0 (09-30-2025 - ME)<h1> United States of America v. John C. Nivison </h1></h1>
Bangor, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with failing to report his arrival and present himself for inspection <br> <br> A New Jersey man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Bangor for failing to report his arrival and present himself for inspection at the international port of entry in Calais. <br> <br> U.S. Magistrate Judge John C. Nivison sentenced Jason... More...
$0 (09-30-2025 - ME)State of Maine v. Raymond Ellis, Jr.
Showhegan, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with robbery (Class A), 17-A M.R.S. § 651(1)(E) (2025), and possession of a firearm by a prohibited person (Class C), 15 M.R.S. § 393(1)(A-1)(1) (2023).<br> <br> Legal issue Can the lack of a missing-witness jury instruction and the consideration of a failure to take responsibility as an aggravating factor in sentenc... More...
$0 (06-26-2025 - ME)<h1> United States of America v. Raymond Lilly </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Portland, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Felon in possessing a firearm after previously being convicted of at least one felony offense </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Augusta Man Pleads Guilty to being a Felon in Possession of Firearm</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br>... More...
$0 (05-02-2025 - ME)<h1> United States of America v. Jeffrey Barnard </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Portland, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Convicted Felon from Millinocket Sentenced for Possessing Firearm</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Millinocket man was sentenced in U.S. District ... More...
$0 (03-24-2025 - ME)<h1> United States of America v. Jermaine Gillespie </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Portland, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Smoking Marijuana in a Parked Car </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Smoking Marijuana in a Parked Car Leads to 6-Year Sentence for Massachusetts Felon Found with a Gun</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Jermaine Gillespie, 31... More...
$0 (03-18-2025 - ME)<h1> United States of America v. Lonnel Diggs (aka Cash, Cashiiso Runzitup) </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Portland, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegally Possessing a Firearm </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Gang-Affiliated California Man Sentenced to 9 Years for Illegally Possessing a Firearm</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> A California man was indicted for being a f... More...
$0 (03-11-2025 - ME)<h1> United States of America v. Shahied Golden </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Bangor, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Fraudulently Obtaining $20,833 PPP Loan During Pandemic </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Lewiston Man Sentenced for Fraudulently Obtaining $20,833 PPP Loan During Pandemic </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Lewiston man wa... More...
$0 (03-12-2025 - ME)<h1> United States of America v. Nikeshia Knight </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Bangor, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegally Purchasing a Firearm </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Waterville Woman Sentenced to 3+ Years for Directing Another to Waterville Woman Sentenced to 3+ Years for Directing Another to Illegally Purchase a Firearm for Her for Her</h2></cent... More...
$0 (02-27-2025 - ME)<h1> United States of America v. Brandon Pinard </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Portland, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Attempting to Purchase a Gun in Maine </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> <center><br> <h1><font color="blue">M</font>ore<font color="red">L</font>aw <font color="blue">S</font>uites</h2><br> <b>624 South Denver, Suite 300 , One Block South of th... More...
$0 (02-12-2025 - ME)<h1> United States of America v. Brandon Pinard </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Portland, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Attempting to Purchase a Gun in Maine </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> <center><br> <h1><font color="blue">M</font>ore<font color="red">L</font>aw <font color="blue">S</font>uites</h2><br> <b>624 South Denver, Suite 300<br> One Block South of... More...
$0 (02-14-2025 - ME)<h1> United States of America v. Ryan Partridge </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Bangor, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing and possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl and possessing a gun in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Career Felon Caught with Fentanyl, Firearm Sentenced to 17 Years </h2></center></b... More...
$0 (01-27-2025 - ME)United States of America v. Dario Giambro
Portland, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm.<br> <br> Dario Giambro appeals his conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), the felon-in-possession<br> statute, on two grounds. First, Giambro argues that the district court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence found by police officers after they forcibly entered his Hebron... More...
$0 (01-17-2025 - ME)United States of America v. Donald Turner
Portland, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank robbery.<br> <br> Donald Turner pleaded guilty to bank robbery, 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a), and unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). Turner, who was on supervised release when he committed those crimes, also admitted to related supervised-release violations.<br> <br> Turner p... More...
$0 (01-01-2025 - ME)<h1> United States of America v. Juan Bret Binette </h1> <h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Portland, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegally possessing a firearm. </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Probation Check Leads to Discovery of Firearm, Federal Sentence for Lewiston Man</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> In May 2024, law enforcement conducted a proba... More...
$0 (11-25-2024 - ME)<h1> United States of America v. Jason Palmer </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Bangor, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Guns-for-Drugs Straw Purchase Scheme </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Albion Man Sentenced for Guns-for-Drugs Straw Purchase Scheme</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> An Albion man was charged with knowingly making false stat... More...
$0 (11-18-2024 - ME)<h1> United States of America v. Mandy Lynn Shorey </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Portland, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Selling More than 1.5 Kilos of Methamphetamine </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Peru Woman Sentenced to 15 Years for Selling More than 1.5 Kilos of Methamphetamine to Undercover Officer</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> <b... More...
$0 (10-08-2024 - ME)<h1> United States of America v. Angel Luis Lozano </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Portland, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Methamphetamine Trafficking </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Lowell, Mass. Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Methamphetamine Trafficking</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> In November 2022, an undercover offi... More...
$0 (07-15-2024 - ME)<h1> United States of America v. Willie Richard Minor </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Portland, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possessing a Firearm After Domestic Violence Conviction </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> South Portland Man Sentenced to 2+ Years for Possessing a Firearm After Domestic Violence Conviction</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br... More...
$0 (07-11-2024 - ME)<h1> United States of America v. Jason Levasseur </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Bangor, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Loaded Firearm Recovered During Arrest </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Convicted Felon from Carroll Plantation Sentenced to 15 Months after Loaded Firearm Recovered During Arrest</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> In Novembe... More...
$0 (07-09-2024 - ME)<h1> United States of America v. Daniel White </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Bangor, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Recovery of 1299 Grams of Fentanyl, 227 Grams of Methamphetamine, and Firearms </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Recovery of 1299 Grams of Fentanyl, 227 Grams of Methamphetamine, and Firearms Leads to 15+ Year Sentence for Wade Man</h2></cente... More...
$0 (01-17-2024 - ME)<h1> United States of America v. Abdullahi Issak </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> <br> Bangor, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Exchanging Cash/Drugs for Illegal Firearms Purchases </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Lewiston Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Exchanging Cash/Drugs for Illegal Firearms Purchases </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Betw... More...
$0 (11-28-2023 - ME)<h1> United States of America v. Andrew Blais </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> <br> Bangor, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant Found with a Firearm, Drugs During Traffic Stop </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Convicted Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 4 Years After Bangor Police Find Him with a Firearm, Drugs During Traffic Stop </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br>... More...
$0 (06-21-2024 - ME)<h1> United States of America v. Kyle Hendrickson </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Concord, New Hampshire criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Threatening Portsmouth High School </font <br> </color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center></i><br> </b> Maine Man Sentenced to 37 Months in Federal Prison For Threatening Portsmouth High School </h2></center><br> <br> A Maine man was sentenced today in federal c... More...
$0 (05-14-2024 - ME)<h1> United States of America v. Toman Caudill </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Bangor, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition </font <br> </color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center></i><br> </b> Bangor Man Sentenced to 3 Years for Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition </h2></center><br> <br> A Bangor man was sentenced for... More...
$0 (05-06-2024 - ME)<h1> United States of America v. Daniel White </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Bangor, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of 1299 Grams of Fentanyl, 227 Grams of Methamphetamine, and Firearms</font <br> </color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center></i><br> </b> Recovery of 1299 Grams of Fentanyl, 227 Grams of Methamphetamine, and Firearms Leads to 15+ Year Sentence for Wade Man </h... More...
$0 (01-17-2024 - ME)<h1> United States of America v. Joshua Hopkins </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Portland, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of a firearm by a prohibited person and possession of fentanyl and cocaine with intent to distribute. </font <br> </color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center></i><br> </b> South Portland Man Sentenced to Five Years on Gun and Drug Trafficking Charges </h2></c... More...
$0 (05-02-2024 - ME)<h1> United States of America v. Scott Lynch, Jr. </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Portland, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm. </font </color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center></i></b><br> Careless Firearm Use Near Exeter Residence Leads to a 1 Year Plus 1 Day Sentence for Illegal Possession for Millinocket Man </h2></center><br> <br> A Millinocket man... More...
$0 (04-30-2024 - ME)<h1> United States of America v. Brandon Dearborn </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Portland, ME criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Armed Confrontation with Police.</font <br> </color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center></i></b> <br> <br> Brandon Dearborn was prohibited from firearm possession due to felony conviction </h2></center><br> <br> An Oxford man was sentenced n U.S. District Court in Portland f... More...
$0 (04-20-2024 - ME)<h1> United States of America v. Allen Henry </h1>
<b><h2><center><i><font color="red"> Portland, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Being Caught with 400g of Fentanyl, 30g of Cocaine and a Firearm.</font color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><br> <center><i></b> Bangor Man Sentenced to 14 Years After Being Caught with 400g of Fentanyl, 30g of Cocaine and a Firearm while Out on Bail </h2></center></i><br>... More...
$0 (03-13-2024 - ME)<h1> United States of America v. Allen Henry </h1>
<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i> Bangor, ME criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with 400g of Fentanyl, 30g of Cocaine and a Firearm.</b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><br> <b><h3><center><i></b> Bangor Man Sentenced to 14 Years After Being Caught with 400g of Fentanyl, 30g of Cocaine and a Firearm while Out on Bail </h3></center></i><br> <br> U.S. District Judg... More...
$0 (03-13-2024 - ME)<h1> United States of America v. Daniel White </h1>
<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i> Bangor , Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of fentanyl and methamphetmine</b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i></a><br> <br> <br> A Wade man was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Bangor for possession of fentanyl and methamphetamine with intent to distribute, possession of a firearm by an unlawful user o... More...
$0 (01-25-2024 - ME)United States of America v. Jason Levasseur
<h2><center><br> BANGOR, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant Indicted on Federal Gun Charges <br> </h2></center><br> <br> U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Maine<br> Maine State Police found Jason Levasseur in possession of firearm during 2022 arrest<br> BANGOR, Maine: A Carroll Plantation man pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Bangor to being a felon in possessio... More...
$0 (12-30-2023 - ME)United States of America v. Tomas Johnson
<h2><center><br> PORTLAND, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant with a theft from a federally licensed firearms dealer (FFL), possession of a stolen firearm, being a felon in possession of a firearm, and possession of cocaine base with intent to distribute.</h2></center><br> <br> <br> <br> PORTLAND, Maine: A Biddeford man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Portland fo... More...
$0 (12-29-2023 - ME)United States of America v. Scott Lynch, Jr.
Bangor, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm.<br> <br> In November 2020, the Maine Warden Service (MWS) received a complaint about shots being fired at a residence in Exeter, Maine. A warden observed bullets lodged in the walls of the residence, and the homeowners reported hearing gunshots from across the pond and seeing two ... More...
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