Eric R. Sturgeon, Methamphetamine Possession, Kentucky 2023

A Barren County, Kentucky, man was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for possessing with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

Bowling Green, KY – Eric R. Sturgeon, 42, was sentenced today to 15 years in federal prison for possessing with the intent to distribute 424.4 grams of methamphetamine and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

According to court documents, on November 12, 2020, Sturgeon possessed with the intent to distribute 424.4 grams of methamphetamine. Sturgeon also possessed a SCCY CPX-1, nine-millimeter semiautomatic pistol, and a Taurus 85 Ultralite, .38 special caliber revolver.

Sturgeon was prohibited from possessing a firearm because he had previously been convicted of the following felony offenses. On December 3, 2018, in Barren Circuit Court, Sturgeon was convicted of first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance, second offense and possession of a handgun by a convicted felon.

Additionally, on May 6, 2021, Sturgeon possessed with the intent to distribute 172 grams of methamphetamine, and he possessed a Beretta APX, nine-millimeter semiautomatic pistol. Sturgeon was prohibited from possessing this firearm because he had previously been convicted of the above stated felony offenses.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Mark J. Yurchisin II, of the United States Attorney’s Bowling Green Branch Office, prosecuted the case.

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence.

After the 15-year prison sentence, the Court ordered Sturgeon to serve 4 years of supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdky/pr/barren-county-felon-sentenced-15-years-prison-possessing-intent-distribute