10-05-2025
Drug arrests made in Norridgewock after second search of home
May 9—NORRIDGEWOCK — Two people were arrested Friday when investigators searched a Norridgewock home believed to be connected with drug trafficking for the second time in recent months, according to the Somerset County Sheriff's Office.
A 12-person team of Somerset County sheriff's detectives and deputies and Waterville police detectives executed the search warrant around 5:30 a.m. at a residence on Madison Road in Norridgewock, Sheriff Dale Lancaster said in a statement Friday afternoon.
The investigators found and seized several grams of crack cocaine and fentanyl, digital scales, a firearm, illegal drug-related documentation and items and possible stolen property, Lancaster said.
Inside the home, they also found three people, Lancaster said.
Leeanna Gosselin, 32, who lives at the home, was arrested on two Class C counts of unlawful furnishing of scheduled drugs and one Class C count of violation of condition of release, Lancaster said.
Gosselin had been arrested on more severe charges of aggravated trafficking in scheduled drugs during a previous search of the home Feb. 27, which also resulted in the arrests of three other people. Bail conditions in that case prohibited Gosselin from possessing and using illegal drugs, committing new criminal acts and possessing firearms, Lancaster said.
Police also arrested Aaron Lewis, 23, of the Bronx, New York, on two Class C counts of unlawful furnishing of scheduled drugs and one Class C count of possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, Lancaster said. Lewis was not allowed to possess firearms because of previous felony convictions in New York, he said.
Lewis also had an outstanding arrest warrant from Kennebec County for unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs, the sheriff said.
The Sheriff's Office did not release any information about the third person found at the residence Friday morning.
Gosselin and Lewis were each being held without bail as of Friday afternoon, Lancaster said.
Both would be expected to make initial in-custody court appearances in Skowhegan on Monday, when bail could be changed.
Lancaster said the two are due back in court Sept. 3
The Somerset County district attorney's office is reviewing the case and may file additional charges, Lancaster said.
The Sheriff's Office has been encouraging those seeking help with substance use disorder to contact Betsy Richard, a care coordinator with Somerset Public Health who works with the Sheriff's Office. Richard can be reached by calling 207-858-8466.
Richard can help with treatment, harm reduction, or recovery support and will respect requests for privacy.
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