Shontail M. Hocker, Cocaine and Fentanyl Trafficking, Kentucky 2018

Three Lexington Residents Plead Guilty to Large-Scale Drug Trafficking

Lexington, KY - Three individuals have pleaded guilty to their roles in distributing cocaine and fentanyl in Lexington, Kentucky.

Shontail M. Hocker, 42, of Lexington, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine and to distribution of 40 grams or more of fentanyl.

David Dewayne Morris, 48, and Kim Davis, 47, both of Louisville, Kentucky, pleaded guilty to distributing 2 kilograms of cocaine.

The prosecution involved more than five kilograms of cocaine, 200 grams of fentanyl, and $105,880.00 in seized currency.

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) observed a drug transaction on February 9, 2018, and with the assistance of the Kentucky State Police, agents seized 2 kilograms of cocaine from the defendants in Shelby County, Kentucky.

DEA agents and Lexington Police then obtained a search warrant for the residence of Shontail Hocker in Fayette County, where they seized more than 200 grams of fentanyl, $105,880.00 in U.S. currency, and metal presses used to process large quantities of controlled substances.

The defendants face significant prison time for their crimes. Shontail Hocker and David Dewayne Morris each face 10 years to life in prison, while Kim Davis faces 5 years to life.

Sentencing hearings for all three defendants are scheduled for December 10, 2018, at the federal courthouse in Lexington.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edky/pr/three-individuals-plead-guilty-large-scale-drug-trafficking