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USAO Press Release on April 30, 2025

Louisville, KY – Yesterday, a Louisville felon pled guilty to illegally possessing a firearm.

U.S. Attorney Michael A. Bennett of the Western District of Kentucky, Special Agent in Charge John Nokes of the ATF Louisville Field Division, and Chief Paul Humphrey of the Louisville Metro…


USAO Press Release on April 29, 2025

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Jose Rivera, 37, of Queens, New York, was sentenced to 70 months for his role in a drug trafficking organization in Berkeley County.

According to court documents and statements made in court, Rivera was one of the conspirators of the drug trafficking operation…


USAO Press Release on April 29, 2025

ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA – John Felix Cathell, III, age 55, of French Creek, West Virginia, has admitted to the unlawful possession of a firearm.

According to court documents, officers were called to a shooting at a home. At the scene, Cathell admitted to shooting his neighbor’s dog…


USAO Press Release on April 28, 2025

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Michael Vernon Pinson Jr., 30, of Huntington, was sentenced today to one year and six months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for being a felon in possession of a firearm…


USAO Press Release on April 28, 2025

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Mark Leslie Lively, 58, of Kenna, was sentenced today to 10 years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine…


USAO Press Release on April 28, 2025

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Michael David Enoch, 33, of Parkersburg, pleaded guilty today to being a felon in possession of a firearm.

According to court documents and statements made in court, on December 15, 2024, Enoch possessed a Taurus model PT111 G2 9mm semiautomatic pistol in Parkersburg…


USAO Press Release on April 25, 2025

Paducah, KY – A federal grand jury in Paducah returned an indictment on March 11, 2025, charging a Hopkinsville, Kentucky man with distributing cocaine and being a felon in possession of a firearm…


USAO Press Release on April 25, 2025

Louisville, KY – A federal grand jury in Louisville, Kentucky, returned a multi-count indictment on April 16, 2025, charging seven foreign nationals with money laundering related offenses and possession of a firearm by a prohibited person…


USAO Press Release on April 25, 2025

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Lester Luna, 30, of Hagerstown, Maryland, has admitted his role in a drug trafficking organization in Berkeley County.

According to court documents, Luna was one of the members of the drug trafficking conspiracy that sold large quantities of fentanyl, heroin…


USAO Press Release on April 25, 2025

Paducah, KY – A federal grand jury in Paducah returned an indictment on March 11, 2025, charging a Hopkinsville, Kentucky man with distributing methamphetamine.

U.S. Attorney Michael A. Bennett of the Western District of Kentucky, Special Agent in Charge Jim Scott of the DEA Louisville…


USAO Press Release on April 25, 2025

Paducah, KY – A federal criminal complaint and arrest warrant was issued this week charging an illegal alien with making false statements during multiple attempts to purchase firearms as well as falsely claiming to be a U.S. Citizen…

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