Windham man nabbed for illegal entry into U.S.
By Dawn Gagnon
BDN staff writer
BANGOR, Maine — A 55-year-old Windham man pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court to a charge of failing to present himself at a border crossing point while entering the United States from Canada.
According to court records, Bruce Mayberry was driving a red Saturn sedan that triggered sensors and was observed by a U.S. Border Patrol agent entering the United States on Oct. 29 on a field road leading from New Brunswick into Blaine.
After the Border Patrol agent stopped the car, Mayberry admitted he had entered the U.S. through the field road and had been in Canada for a few days. An officer employed by the Canadian Border Services Agency reported that Mayberry had been refused entry into that country in 2005 because of his criminal history. He did not have any history of going into Canada until last month.
Documents found in Mayberry’s possession when he was stopped by Border Patrol Agent Evan Carter indicated that he had been visiting a dentist in Perth-Andover, New Brunswick, according to the prosecution’s version of events.
U.S. Attorney Thomas Delahanty said that the Justice Department and the Department of Homeland Security are committed to securing the international border and ensuring that those who seek to enter the United States present themselves for inspection at designated crossing points and ports of entry.
Mayberry faces up to a year in prison and a $100,000 fine. He will be sentenced after completion of a pre-sentence investigation report by the U.S. Probation Office. The investigation was conducted by the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Border Patrol.
