Kentucky Fentanyl Law
United States of America v. Priestlen Mitchell
Louisville, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer Rob Eggert represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm and drug trafficking. Between May 7, 2021, and May 8, 2021, Mitchell, a convicted felon, possessed a Century Arms Inc., model Micro Draco, 7.62x39 caliber semiautomatic pistol, an Armalite, model M15A2, 5.56 caliber rifle, and ammunition. Mitchell also possessed with th... More...
$ (01-25-2026 - KY)United States of America v. Israel Ortiz Velasco
Lexington, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with money laundering conspiracy and a conspiracy to import controlled substances into the United States, including 400 grams or more of fentanyl and five kilograms or more of cocaine. From approximately June to December 2017, Israel Ortiz Velasco, 33, agreed with others to distribute fentanyl and cocaine, knowing an... More...
$ (01-23-2026 - KY)<H2> United States of America v. Terry Gannon
Ashland, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. In February 2025, law enforcement received information that Terry Gannon, 52, was distributing large amounts of drugs from his r... More...
$ (01-16-2026 - KY)<H2> United States of America v. Valdarious Starks
Paducah, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl.... More...
$ (12-05-2025 - KY)<H2> United States of America v. Cordell Johnson-Jefferson
Covington, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possessing a firearm as a felon. n December 2023, investigators learned that Johnson-Jefferson was trafficking drugs from a house in Walton, Kentucky. For almost two months, they surveilled the house, tracked his car, and questioned his associates. In late January 2024, officers stopped his car and arrested Joh... More...
$ (12-01-2025 - KY)<H2> United States of America v. Nathan Stewart
London, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of a fentanyl mixture.... More...
$0 (11-25-2025 - KY)United States of America v. Daniel Jackson
Pikeville, Kentucky, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possessing methamphetamine and fentanyl with the intent to distribute.... More...
$0 (10-15-2025 - KY)<h1> United States of America v. Christopher Payne </h1></h1>
Louisville, Kentucky criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiring to distribute over 50 grams of methamphetamine and over 40 grams of fentanyl.<br> <br> A Louisville, Kentucky man was sentenced to 9 years in federal prison for conspiring to distribute over 50 grams of methamphetamine and over 40 grams of fentanyl.<br> <br> On September 22, 2025, Christopher Payne, 30, ... More...
$0 (09-29-2025 - KY)<h1> United States of America v. Christopher Payne </h1></h1>
Louisville, Kentucky criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiring to distribute over 50 grams of methamphetamine and over 40 grams of fentanyl.<br> <br> <br> A Louisville, Kentucky man was sentenced on September 22, 2025, to 9 years in federal prison for conspiring to distribute over 50 grams of methamphetamine and over 40 grams of fentanyl.<br> <br> U.S. Attorney Kyle... More...
$0 (09-29-2025 - KY)<h1> United States of America v. Bruce A. Mills, Frank H. Brown </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Louisville, KY criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with trafficking in methamphetamine, metonitazene, and fentanyl. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Two Louisville Men Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison For Drug Trafficking </h2></center></b></b>< <br> <br> Two Louisville men were sentenced to... More...
$0 (07-11-2025 - KY)United States of America v. Rodney Hamilton Higgins, Jr.
London, Kentucky criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with the intent to<br> distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl. <br> <br> From June to August 2021, Rodney Higgins participated in a methamphetamine and fentanyl distribution ring. While officers were investigating Higgins and his co-conspirators, they used a confidential source to conduct two controlled buy... More...
$0 (07-03-2025 - KY)United States of America v. Joshua Delmare Habern
Pikeville, Kentuck crminal defense lawyer represented the Deendant charged with drug trafficking meth and fentanyl.<br> <br> Defendant Joshua Delmare Habern pled guilty to several drug and firearm charges. During sentencing, the district court overruled Habern's objection and determined that Habern was a career offender under § 4B1.1 of the United States<br> Sentencing Guidelines ("U.S.S.G.â�... More...
$0 (06-26-2025 - KY)<h1> United States of America v. Wayne Jerome Johnson </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Frankfort, Kentucky criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Armed Cocaine Trafficking and Illegal Firearm Possession </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Mercer County Man Sentenced for Armed Cocaine Trafficking and Illegal Firearm Possession</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Harr... More...
$0 (05-01-2025 - KY)<h1> United States of America v. Devante Garrett </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Covington, Kentucky criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Trafficking </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Cincinnati Man Convicted of Drug Trafficking Charges</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Cincinnati, Ohio, man was convicted on Thursday by a federal jury in Covington f... More...
$0 (05-01-2025 - KY)<h1> United States of America v. Chanel Lashae Logan </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Lexington, Kentucky criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl, and one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Michigan Woman Sentenced to 30 years for Fentanyl and ... More...
$0 (04-22-2025 - KY)<h1> United States of America v. Irlan Salazar </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Louisville, Kentucky criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with misprision of a felony and obstructing justice by retaliating against a witness </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Last of Four Defendants Sentenced in Federal Drug Trafficking Conspiracy</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br>... More...
$0 (04-16-2025 - KY)<h1> United States of America v. Sam Connor, Jr. </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Lexington, KY criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Armed Fentanyl Trafficking and Illegal Firearm Possession </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Lexington Man Sentenced for Armed Fentanyl Trafficking and Illegal Firearm Possession</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Lexington ma... More...
$0 (02-26-2025 - KY)<h1> United States of America v. Sanchaze Roberts </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Lexington, Kentucky criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Methamphetamine and Fentanyl Trafficking </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Lexington Man Sentenced for Methamphetamine and Fentanyl Trafficking</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> On August 14, 2024, law enforcement, using... More...
$0 (02-14-2025 - KY)<h1> United States of America v. Gene Primus </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Lexington, Kentucky criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Trafficking </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Cincinnati Man Sentenced for Drug Trafficking</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Gene Primus, 32, was indicted for possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more o... More...
$0 (02-14-2025 - KY)<h1> United States of America v. Eugene Laron Fishback </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Lexington, Kentucky criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Trafficking in Fentanyl and Carfentanil </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Lexington Man Sentenced for Trafficking in Fentanyl and Carfentanil</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Lexington man, Eugene Laron Fishback, 32, ... More...
$0 (01-27-2025 - KY)<h1> United States of America v. Samuel C. Atkins </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Lexington, Kentucky criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Fentanyl Trafficking and Firearms Possession </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Pikeville Man Sentenced to 33 Years for Fentanyl Trafficking and Firearms Possession</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Samuel C. Atkins, 52,... More...
$0 (01-27-2025 - KY)<h1> United States of America v. Jamele Mundy </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Lexington, KY criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Fentanyl Trafficking and Conspiracy to Launder Drug Proceeds </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Lexington Man Sentenced for Fentanyl Trafficking and Conspiracy to Launder Drug Proceeds</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Jamele M... More...
$0 (01-29-2025 - KY)<h1> United States of America v. Samuel C. Atkins </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Lexington, Kentucky criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Fentanyl Trafficking and Firearms Possession </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Pikeville Man Sentenced to 33 Years for Fentanyl Trafficking and Firearms Possession</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Pikeville, Ky., man, ... More...
$0 (01-27-2025 - KY)<h1> United States of America v. Chicoby Summers </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Louisville, KY criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Drug Trafficking Conspiracy and Firearms Offense </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Louisville Man Sentenced to 27 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking Conspiracy and Firearms Offense</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br>... More...
$0 (12-20-2024 - KY)<h1> United States of America v. Billy Wilkins </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Lexington, Kentucky criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Fentanyl and Methamphetamine Trafficking and Firearms Possession </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Jessamine County Man Sentenced to 30 Years for Fentanyl and Methamphetamine Trafficking and Firearms Possession</h2></center></b></b> </h... More...
$0 (12-13-2024 - KY)<h1> United States of America v. Faisl Alzharani </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Bowling Green, KY criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Bowling Green Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison in Fentanyl Distribution Case</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> <br> Faisl... More...
$0 (12-04-2024 - KY)<h1> United States of America v. Nathan Cole </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Lexington, KY criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distribution of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and distribution of 40 grams of more of a mixture containing fentanyl </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Louisville Man Sentenced for Methamphetamine and Fentanyl Trafficking</h2></center></b>... More...
$0 (12-04-2024 - KY)<h1> United States of America v. Daniel Jackson </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Lexington, KY criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and possession with the intent to distribute fentanyl. </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Magoffin County Man Sentenced for Methamphetamine and Fentanyl Trafficking</h2>... More...
$0 (12-05-2024 - KY)<h1> United States of America v. Sasha Adkins </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Lexington, KY criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Methamphetamine and Fentanyl Trafficking </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Pike County Woman Sentenced for Methamphetamine and Fentanyl Trafficking</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Sasha Adkins, 37, was charged with possessio... More...
$0 (12-06-2024 - KY)<h1> United States of America v. Tyrone Bunzy Jr. </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Louisville, Kentucky criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Trafficking Fentanyl and Heroin and Illegal Possession of a Machinegun </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Louisville Man Sentenced to Over Seven Years in Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl and Heroin and Illegal Possession of a Machinegun</... More...
$0 (11-20-2024 - KY)<h1> United States of America v. Jerlen Horton </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Louisville, KY criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Trafficking Conspiracy and Firearms Offense </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Louisville Man Sentenced to Over 29 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking Conspiracy and Firearms Offense</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br>... More...
$0 (11-18-2024 - KY)<h1> United States of America v. Steven Wayne Williams </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Louisville, Kentucky criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Trafficking Conspiracy and Firearms Offense </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Louisville Man Sentenced to Over 29 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking Conspiracy and Firearms Offense</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></... More...
$0 (11-13-2024 - KY)<h1> United States of America v. Bryan Darnel Ragsdale </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Lexington, KY criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Distribute Methamphetamine and Fentanyl </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Lexington Man Sentenced for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine and Fentanyl</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Lexington man, Bryan Darnel Ragsda... More...
$0 (11-04-2024 - KY)<h1> United States of America v. Tyler Leathers </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Lexington, KY criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, 40 grams or more of fentanyl, cocaine, and 10 grams or more of fluorofentanyl, as well as possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br... More...
$0 (11-05-2024 - KY)<h1> United States of America v. Jago Clay </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Lexington, Kentucky criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Armed Fentanyl Trafficking </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Lexington Man Sentenced for Armed Fentanyl Trafficking </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Lexington man, Jago Clay, 24, was sentenced to 108 months, on ... More...
$0 (10-18-2024 - KY)<H2> State of Kentucky v. Michael Hurley
<h2><br> Louisville, Kentucky murder, assault, and DUI charge criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants.<br> <P><br> Michael Hurley was accused to driving into four members of a Kansas family, killing one of them. '<br> <br> Prosecutors say Hurley was high on fentanyl when he crashed into the Jones family as they walked in downtown Louisville in July 2022.... More...
$0 (10-16-2024 - ky)United States of America v. Dominique Johnson
<h2><br> Covington, Kentucky criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute and PWID fluorofentanyl.<br> <h2><br> Fentanyl is a potent synthetic opioid drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use as an analgesic (pain relief) and anesthetic. It is approximately 100 times more potent than morphine and 50 times more potent than heroin as an anal... More...
$0 (10-04-2024 - KY)<h1> United States of America v. Robert Gullion; Catelyn Simpson-Barnett </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Lexington. Kentucky criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Armed Methamphetamine Trafficking </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Pendleton County Couple Sentenced for Armed Methamphetamine Trafficking</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Law enforcement conducted a traffic stop on ... More...
$0 (08-29-2024 - KY)<h1> United States of America v. Jarrett Howard </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Lexington, Kentucky criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Armed Drug Trafficking </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Detroit Man Sentenced for Armed Drug Trafficking</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> <br> A Detroit man, Jarrett Howard was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Karen ... More...
$0 (08-28-2024 - KY)<h1> United States of America v. Francisco Camacho, Jr. </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Lexington, Kentucky criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Fentanyl and Methamphetamine Trafficking </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Woodford County Man Sentenced for Fentanyl and Methamphetamine Trafficking </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Versailles, Ky., man, Francisc... More...
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