BANGOR, Maine — An Indian Island man and his Bangor girlfriend were arrested Wednesday on a variety of drug charges — including felony trafficking in crack cocaine — as the result of an investigation by state drug agents.
Robert Walker, 29, and Shauna Brown, 33, were arrested after a traffic stop by personnel from the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency and the Bangor Police Department, MDEA Division Commander Darrell Crandall said Friday.
During an ongoing investigation of alleged drug trafficking, MDEA agents earlier had purchased several grams of cocaine worth nearly $400 from Walker, Crandall said in a news release issued on behalf of MDEA Director Roy McKinney.
According to Crandall, the arrests took place Wednesday when MDEA agents and Bangor police stopped a vehicle driven by Brown, Crandall said.
Walker, who was a passenger in the vehicle, was arrested without incident, he said. At the time of his arrest, MDEA agents seized an additional 55 grams of crack cocaine, 21 oxycodone tablets and assorted drug paraphernalia from Walker.
MDEA agents and Penobscot Indian Nation police then executed a search warrant at Walker’s home at 13 Down St. on Indian Island, where they seized small quantities of prescription drugs and psilocybin mushrooms, Crandall said.
Walker was charged with aggravated trafficking in crack cocaine, Crandall said. The trafficking charge was elevated to Class A felony status because of the quantity of cocaine that allegedly was in Walker’s possession. Walker also was charged with possession of oxycodone, a powerfully addictive prescription painkiller.
Brown was charged with Class B felony trafficking in crack cocaine because she assisted Walker with the alleged cocaine transactions, Crandall said.
Both suspects were taken to the Penobscot County Jail after their arrests and have since been released on bail set at $750 cash for Walker and $300 cash for Brown, Crandall and a jail official confirmed Friday.
The two are scheduled to make initial court appearances at the Penobscot Judicial Center in March, according to Penobscot County District Attorney R. Christopher Almy.
To report information about drug crimes, call MDEA at 800-452-6457 or visit its website at www.maine.gov/dps/mdea or its Facebook page at www.facebook.com/maine.drug.enforcement.agency.
Why is it that most of the females arrested lately have grins on their face? Are they given a ‘Get Out Of Jail Free’ card?
thats because they know they will be out in a couple hours.
To report information about drug crimes,
call MDEA at 800-452-6457
Visit its website at http://www.maine.gov/dps/mdea
Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/maine.drug.enforcement.agency
I sure the person taking the picture is flirting with them
Hey mom, look at me I’m famous! I’ve got my picture in the paper!
Knowing Bangor she probably is ‘the mom”. ha ha
Maybe its that ’15 minutes of fame” thing? This woman obviously is excited and pleased that she has such a handsome companion with impeccable taste in,well,everything! She has a right to be smilin’ mistah…..haha
Maybe they’ve been reading the comments posted about how bad some women look in their mug shots! “Just a moment officer….I have to powder my nose.”
Imagine that. A Indian tribe actually cooperating with the local police. Indian Township can learn something from Idian Island
yea right
What is it with Walker’s getup? Does he think he’s a vampire, or just a leech on society as a whole?
He is wearing a neck brace.
If you say so.
Probably to hide his neck tattoos.
I just wasted some coffee reading your comment asplundhlr50! Had to clean the laptop screen,
go to 139 hammond street in bangor (drugs big time)
Is this going to affect Walker’s disability scam? lol. All that time wearing that neck brace down the drain! lol.
Yes, it will. People who don’t report income from drug dealing, can loose their SSI and be ordered to pay it back. I don’t remember the names, but I think it was in Medway.
http://bangor-launch.newspackstaging.com/2009/06/25/news/bangor/medway-man-pleads-guilty-to-distributing-marijuana/?ref=relatedBox
Here it is.
From the article, 30 Jan, 2011…
“He also pleaded guilty to failing to report the proceeds from his drug sales to Social Security while he was receiving disability benefits.”
Perhaps he didn’t receive a 1099B and the thought of putting this on his taxes slipped his mind???? Actually, how would you report that? ;-)
I wish they would charge child molesters with class A felonies. These folks look like more non violent people to fill our jails with. We should fine them and save our jails for the violent people and perverts.
I agree.
I almost agree with you regarding the overloaded jails. But they should be brought to justice for the crime they have committed. I don’t believe locking them up is the real answer, even though I do believe they need to be out of circulation. In cases like these, the only thing that happens is they put them in jail…where there are ALOT of drugs too…they share stories, exchange contact info and wait out their time. Most come out and start all over again. There is no rehabilitation. And who is paying for their stay in jail? Taxpayers. And who do they injure when they are out dealing more drugs? Taxpayers and their family members. It is said that you can’t force recovery onto anyone. But why do we jail people who are addicts and dealing the stuff when we have a good opportunity to get their attention with recovery work while they are serving their time. Maybe some of them would grab the opportunity to change their lives around, while others may chose not to. It would be worth a try. Courts should force the issue of a recovery program instead of jail time for some. And I am not talking drug court. These people know how to work the system. Point taken, they will do ANYTHING to stay out of jail, so promising to do their time outside on a day program is crap. Put them IN somewhere where it will count. Give them a dose of what ails them. Could save a life or two. Jail. Hell no. Recovery option. Yes. Aren’t we all tired of paying the system for the revolving door?
Wow if he looks like that at 29, what will he look like at 59 if, he makes it that far?
He has to have the long hair so he make people think he is indian,im betting he is very little,just your basic scammer. Lesson from this is what happens on the island stays on the island ,so why are you dealing off it?
I am a tribal member living on the reservation…if his place of residence at the time of the arrest in on the island, and he was arrested on the island, he would go to indian island court…she is not a tribal member, and will have to go to Bangor…he, on the otherhand, was arrested off the reservation, so it needs to go to Bangor…also, it is a FELONY charge, so the island wouldn’t handle it anyway…I am GLAD they are both going to Bangor, they won’t play around with a decision as far as the law goes…Indian Island Court would have been different…they both deserve to be off the streets for awhile…we sure don’t need either of them here contributing to the already exaserbated drug problems we have. We’re a small community with a big drug problem…I say…I hope the IIPD continue to cooperate with the MDEA and bust all of the ones trafficking it here…tribal members and all…
Oh Shauna! You had a great life with a great husband and beautiful kids and then you turned into this!?!? I have no doubt in my mind your family and ex husband are feeling tons of pain and embarassment and I hope you get what you deserve…a long time to sit in jail and ponder your decisions.
sad really to read your comment. These drugs have ruined soo many famlies and I feel bad for her ex husband and kids and everyone effected. Not her though. What drugs do to people..sad
Crack is so 90’s. Get with the program and go Bath Salts
He looks like a magician from a scary movie. Watch me pull a bag out of my butt.
Shauna seems pretty happy to have been arrested with Van Helsing
Mr. Walker, the men of the 1800’s called and they want thier clothes back. Was this guy performing a sacrifice or burning a witch somewhere? WIERD!!!!!
Good job done by all.. Glad to see this crap getting removed from our Reservation. It’s losers like this who make the rest of us look bad, and I for one am Tired of it.
DUMB AND DUMBER…..
They dont look like they belong together.