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Leroy B. Riggsbee, 38, Charged with Methamphetamine Conspiracy in Bowling Green
A six-count indictment was returned in federal court in Bowling Green, Kentucky, charging six defendants with conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and seven total defendants with methamphetamine trafficking related offenses. U.S. Attorney Michael A. Bennett and local law enforcement agencies made the announcement.
According to the indictment, Leroy B. Riggsbee, 38, of Bowling Green, KY, is charged with conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute over 50 grams of methamphetamine between June 1, 2022, and March 7, 2023. He faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years and a maximum sentence of life in prison.
Riggsbee is also charged with aiding and abetting each other in the distribution of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine on June 28, 2022, and distributing 50 grams or more of methamphetamine on August 24, 2022. He is also charged with aiding and abetting each other in the possession with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine on September 22, 2022, along with Tyler P. Houchens.
The investigation is being led by the ATF Bowling Green Field Office and the Bowling Green/Warren County Appalachia High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (AHIDTA) Drug Task Force. Assistant U.S. Attorney Mark J. Yurchisin II is prosecuting the case.
An indictment is merely an allegation. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
The case is part of the Western District of Kentucky’s efforts to combat methamphetamine trafficking in the region.
For more information, contact Assistant U.S. Attorney Mark J. Yurchisin II at the U.S. Attorney’s Bowling Green Branch Office.
Key Facts
- State: Kentucky
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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