OSSIPEE — A Maine man who was sentenced in 2019 to four to 10 years in prison on serious drug charges asked a Carroll County Superior Court Judge Monday to consider releasing him early but the prosecution objects.
At sentencing in June of 2019, Dylan Austin, 30, formerly of Sanford, Maine, also received suspended time and a number of fines on other convictions as part of a plea deal.
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