PRISON SENTENCES FOR METHAMPHETAMINE AND FENTANYL TRAFFICKING IN SEPARATE UNRELATED DRUG CASES
WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY IN HER DRUG CASE; MAN FOUND GUILTY BY JURY AFTER SUPER-SWIFT DECISION
DECEMBER 8, 2024 – written by WADE QUEEN
PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY WOMAN SENTENCED TO WELL OVER A DOZEN YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON AFTER PLEA DEAL FOR METHAMPHETAMINE AND FENTANYL TRAFFICKING
A Pike County, Kentucky woman was sentenced for well over a decade in a federal prison after pleading guilty to methamphetamine and fentanyl trafficking in U.S. District Court in Pikeville, KY.
Sasha Adkins-Sword, 37, of Jonancy, KY., was sentenced on Thursday, December 5, to 135 (11 years & 3 months) in federal prison, by Chief U.S. District Judge Danny C. Reeves, for possession with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and possession with the intent to distribute fentanyl.
According to her plea agreement, on June 16, 2023, law enforcement seized approximately 360 grams of methamphetamine, approximately 28 grams of fentanyl, $4,975 in cash, and 12 firearms, from Sasha Adkins’ residence. Sasha Adkins possessed the methamphetamine and fentanyl and intended to distribute the drugs.
Under federal law, Adkins must serve 85 percent of her prison sentence. Upon her release from prison, she will be under the supervision of the U.S. Probation Office for five years.
Carlton S. Shier, IV, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, Michael Stansbury, Special Agent in Charge, FBI, Louisville Field Division; and Col. Phillip J. Burnett, Jr., Commissioner of the Kentucky State Police, jointly announced the sentence.
The investigation was conducted by the FBI and KSP. Assistant U.S. Attorney Drew Trimble was prosecuting the case on behalf of the United States.
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MAGOFFIN COUNTY, KY MAN SENTENCED TO OVER EIGHT YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON AFTER TRIAL CONVICTION FOR METHAMPHETAMINE AND FENTANYL TRAFFICKING; TRIED TO CLAIM IN COURT TESTIMONY POLICE PLANTED DRUGS IN HIS VEHICLE, BUT WAS FOUND GUILTY BY THE JURY AFTER A HALF AN HOUR OF DELIBERATION
A Magoffin County, Kentucky man has been sentenced to more than 8 years in prison, following his conviction in a federal drug case.
Daniel Jackson, 57, of Salyersville, KY was found guilty of possession of meth and fentanyl with the intent to distribute. Daniel Jackson was arrested back in February 2024, when he was pulled over and police found more than 93 grams of meth hidden behind the dashboard of his car and a bag of fentanyl stuffed between the back seats, after Daniel Jackson had attempted to discard a bag of fentanyl in the police car after his arrest.
During his trial back in August, Jackson testified that the drugs were not his and were planted by the sheriff’s deputies who arrested him. But the jury didn’t believe that story, returning a guilty verdict after only 33 minutes of deliberation.Daniel Jackson’s story also earned him an enhanced sentence for obstruction of justice. On Thursday, December 5, Daniel Jackson was sentenced to 97 months (8 years & 1 month) in federal prison.
Under federal law, Jackson must serve 85 percent of his prison sentence. Upon his release from prison, he will be under the supervision of the U.S. Probation Office for five years.
Carlton S. Shier, IV, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky; Jim Scott, Special Agent in Charge, DEA, Louisville Field Division; and William “Bill” Meade, Magoffin County Sheriff, jointly announced the sentence.
The investigation was conducted by the DEA, the Magoffin County Sheriff’s Office, and Operation UNITE. Assistant U.S. Attorney Drew Trimble is prosecuting the case on behalf of the United States.
Daniel Jackson is currently being held in the Pike County Detention Center in Pikeville, where he has been incarcerated since August 28, after he was taken into custody by U.S. Marshals,and is now awaiting transfer to the federal prison system.
