Drug charges send Houlton woman back to jail

A 35-year-old Houlton woman, already sentenced to 90 days in jail on a drug possession charge, was ordered Wednesday to serve another 45 months behind bars for trying to smuggle drugs into the Aroostook County Jail.
According to Kurt Kafferlin, assistant district attorney, Dyan M. Reeves was sentenced by Justice E. Allen Hunter during a court proceeding Wednesday. She had been indicted by the grand jury four months ago for trafficking in prison contraband.
    “On April 1, 2011, Reeves came to the Houlton courthouse and during entry screening, State Judicial Marshalls discovered that she was in the possession of oxycodone as well as some hypodermic needles, one of which had fresh blood on it,” Kafferlin said.
She was subsequently charged with unlawful possession of oxycodone, a Class C felony. On Aug. 25, Reeves pled guilty to the charge and was sentenced to serve three years of confinement, with all but 90 days suspended, and two years of probation.
“Her probation conditions required, among other things, that she not use or possess illegal drugs and that she not commit any new criminal conduct,” Kafferlin said. “The court granted a stay of the 90-day unsuspended portion of the sentence until Sept. 10, 2011 at which time she was to self report to the Aroostook County Jail.”
On Sept. 10, corrections officers at the jail received a tip that Reeves would be attempting to smuggle drugs into the jail. She was searched upon entry into the jail and produced 40 gabapentin and a few clonazepam, Kafferlin said.
“Based upon this incident she was charged with the new offense of trafficking in prison contraband, a Class C felony, and a motion was filed to revoke her probation in her previous matter,” he said. “On March 21, Reeves appeared with her attorney, Cathy Lufkin of Millinocket. Reeves pled guilty to the new charge and admitted that she had violated her probation by committing a new criminal act.
The Court (Justice E. Allen Hunter) held a sentencing hearing on the matter. Aroostook County Sheriff James Madore spoke at the hearing. Additionally, several members of Reeves’ family spoke on her behalf.
“At the conclusion of the hearing, the court fully revoked Reeves’ probation, ordering that she serve the entire 33-month suspended portion,” Kafferlin said. “In the new charge, the court sentenced her to 30 months of confinement, with all but 12 months suspended, and two years of probation. The time on the new charge was ordered to be served consecutively to the probation revocation for a total of 45 months to serve followed by probation.”