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Four University of Maine students were arraigned last Friday for their involvement in a bicycle “chop shop” operation.
Flann O’Brien, Mark Phelps, Daniel Jassey and Matt Nieves were arraigned at 3rd District Court in Bangor on charges of receiving stolen property.
Last November, Public Safety discovered the four had been stealing bikes from the University of Vermont, transporting them to UMaine and stripping the bikes for parts to sell in Orono.
The value of the stolen property remains unknown, but totals more than $2,000, according to Amy Nickerson, the Public Safety officer in charge of the investigation.
Receiving stolen property is a Class C felony punishable by up to five years in prison. O’Brien, Phelps and Jassey were each charged with four counts, while Nieves was charged with one count. O’Brien, Phelps and Jassey are also facing marijuana possession charges, which are civil offenses.
A probable cause hearing has been scheduled for April 14.
The district attorney is also considering a grand jury hearing, which would be held on the first of the month, according to Michael Roberts, deputy district attorney.
“We might try [to go before the grand jury] on the first of March or even the first of April,” Roberts said.
The drug charges will be answered along with the felony charges when a plea is entered, Roberts said.
Of the four students, all of whom formerly lived in Somerset Hall, Nieves is the only one to remain living on campus.
