Six Arrested, Including Multiple People From Out-Of-State, After Washington County Drug Bust Authorities Say

What started off as an attempt to catch people with outstanding warrants ended up in a firefight and ultimately the arrest of six individuals in Washington County on Friday.

According to the Washington County Sheriff's Department, deputies ended up at a residence at 71 Augusta Drive in Stueben on February 20th, with the intention of doing a warrant check, when they noticed items used in administering drugs. Having spotted paraphernalia, deputies had probable cause to search the home. They say they found the occupants, 42-year-old Corey Perry and 36-year-old Laura Anderson, with drugs, and promptly arrested the pair and took them to the Washington County Jail. Both Perry and Anderson were charged with unlawful possession of scheduled drugs.

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But that was not the end of the action at that particular residence in Stuben. Upon further investigation, deputies were granted another search warrant for the home, and returned to the house at 71 Augusta Drive,

"While executing the search warrant, deputies came under gunfire from four suspects who had previously fled from the 71 Augusta Drive residence. Deputies responded to the threat and subsequently, all four individuals were located and safely taken into custody. The suspects were found in possession of 272.7 grams of Cocaine, 4.3 grams of Fentanyl, and $1,373 cash."

Three men from Boston, Massachusetts, 22-year-old Erlyn Diaz Gomez, 24-year-old Freudi A. Gonzales Adame, and 18-year-old Yeremi A. Baez were all arrested and charged with Aggravated Trafficking of a Scheduled Drug and Reckless Conduct with a Dangerous Weapon, both Class A and Class C felonies.

37-year-old Nena Willey of Stuben was arrested and charged with the same, on top of the outstanding warrants for bail violations, unlawful furnishing, and theft for which she was originally wanted.

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Everyone ended up at the Washington County Jail.

Laura Anderson made bail the next day, on Saturday, February 21st.

Perry and Willey are being held at the facility on $10,000 cash bail.

Several of the suspects were arraigned in court on  Monday Febraury 23rd.

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Gonzales, Gomez, and Baex are being held on $50,000 cash bail. Both Gomez and Gonzales have extensive wrap sheets and deportation orders in Massachusetts.

The Washington County Sheriff's Office says the apprehension of these suspects, who are all innocent until proven guilty, was a result of cooperation across multiple local and state agencies, including police in Gouldsboro, the Hancock County Sheriff's Office, the Maine State Police, and the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency.

Officials are still investigating and say more charges could come about connected to this case.