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USAO Press Release on January 15, 2026

Louisville, KY – On January 7, 2026, a federal grand jury in Louisville returned two indictments charging nine Louisville residents and one Detroit, Michigan resident with drug trafficking offenses.

U.S. Attorney Kyle G. Bumgarner of the Western District of Kentucky, Chief Paul Humphrey of…


USAO Press Release on January 15, 2026

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Brandon Lee Woodrum, 30, of Charleston, pleaded guilty today to being a felon in possession of a firearm.

According to court documents and statements made in court, Woodrum admitted to possessing a Smith & Wesson M&P 9mm pistol on March 19, 2024, in Charleston.…


USAO Press Release on January 14, 2026

LEXINGTON, Ky. – A Clark County, Ky., man, Tommy Martin, 70, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Danny C. Reeves to 480 months’ imprisonment for multiple counts of distributing and possessing with the intent to distribute methamphetamine; possessing, carrying, and using…


USAO Press Release on January 14, 2026

ASHLAND, Ky. – A Boyd County, Ky., man, Terry Gannon, 52, was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Judge David Bunning to 120 months’ imprisonment for possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking…


USAO Press Release on January 13, 2026

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Maurice Kelly Johnson, also known as “Reese,” 58, of Huntington, pleaded guilty today to being a felon in possession of a firearm.

According to court documents and statements made in court, on May 22, 2025, Johnson provided a Smith & Wesson model M&P Shield M2.0…


USAO Press Release on January 9, 2026

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Earl Michael Myers, also known as “Mike,” 45, of Huntington, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, January 6, 2026, to distribution of cocaine base and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.

According to court documents and statements made in court, on…


USAO Press Release on January 9, 2026

BECKLEY, W.Va. – Justin Scott Keyes, 37, of Beckley, was sentenced today to nine years and two months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl.

According to court documents and statements made in court, between October 2024 and…


USAO Press Release on January 9, 2026

BECKLEY, W.Va. – Mark Anderson Staples, 53, of Beckley, was sentenced today to four years and nine months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, fentanyl, and cocaine base, also known as “crack.” Staples admitted to his role…


USAO Press Release on January 8, 2026

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Tina Marie Dixon, 52, of Huntington, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, January 6, 2026, to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and cocaine base, also known as “crack.”

According to court documents and statements made in court, on March 25, 2026, law enforcement…


USAO Press Release on January 8, 2026

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Lovus Austin Brewer, 28, of Huntington, pleaded guilty on Monday, January 5, 2026, to being a felon in possession of a firearm.

According to court documents and statements made in court, on May 4, 2025, law enforcement officers responding to reports of shots fired at a…

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