LEXINGTON – A Madison County man, Neal Scott Stone, 39, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for his role in a heroin conspiracy.
A federal jury convicted Stone of conspiracy to distribute heroin, distribution of heroin, possession with intent to distribute heroin, attempt to possess with intent to distribute one kilogram of cocaine, and violating the conditions of his supervised release from a previous crime. His girlfriend, Catherine Leake, 28, was sentenced to two years in prison for conspiring with Stone.
U.S. District Judge Joseph M. Hood handed down the sentences, both of which require the defendants to serve at least 85 percent of their prison term.
The federal jury found Stone guilty of the drug charges in January of this year. The court documents revealed that Stone conspired to distribute heroin from March 1, 2014, until May 13, 2014. Leake pleaded guilty to the conspiracy offense in January.
According to court records, in May 2014, Leake distributed heroin, on Stone’s behalf, to another individual at a fast food restaurant in Richmond. Following the transaction, authorities arrested Stone and Leake. After executing a search warrant at Stone’s residence, authorities recovered several items associated with the drug conspiracy, including 71 grams of heroin.
Kerry B. Harvey, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, David Gregory, Chief of Police, Berea, Ky., and Joseph P. Reagan, Special Agent in Charge, DEA, jointly made the announcement.
The investigation was conducted by the Berea Police Department and the DEA. Assistant U.S. Attorney Cindy Rieker prosecuted the case on behalf of the federal government.
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Key Facts
- State: Kentucky
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release ↗
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