ELLSWORTH, Maine — June 27, 2012 — A Tremont man accused of storing thousands of undersized scallops in a shed next to his house is back behind bars for violating his bail, according to officials.
Besides multiple shellfish violations, Brennan Spofford, 33, also is facing drug charges in connection with an alleged heroin deal in Tremont. He was arrested Wednesday after he allegedly was found to be under the influence of some sort of intoxicant, according to his defense attorney, Jeff Toothaker of Ellsworth.
Spofford was still being held Thursday afternoon at Hancock County Jail, according to a corrections officer at the Ellsworth facility.
Spofford is accused of selling 0.3 grams of heroin for $200 to another person from a truck at an unspecified location in Tremont, according to a Maine Drug Enforcement Agency report on the alleged Feb. 28 drug transaction.
Spofford has a prior drug conviction in federal court. According to information posted in the online database of U.S. District Court in Bangor, Spofford was sentenced in January 2002 to serve four months in jail and then four months of electronic monitoring after being convicted of possession with intent to distribute heroin and aiding and abetting the commission of a crime.
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