Steven Halley, Armed Methamphetamine Trafficking, Kentucky 2021

An Ashland man was sentenced to 152 months in federal prison for armed methamphetamine trafficking.

Steven Halley, 28, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge David Bunning on Monday for possession with intent to distribute five grams or more of methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking.

According to Halley’s plea agreement, he admitted that on September 30, 2020, he was stopped by law enforcement in Boyd County for careless driving. He was not a licensed driver and had methamphetamine and a handgun in the car.

Law enforcement found him in possession of a .38 gun and 23.98 grams of methamphetamine. Halley was prohibited from possessing a firearm due to prior felony convictions.

Halley pleaded guilty in July 2021.

Under federal law, Halley 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.

The investigation was conducted by the DEA and the Boyd County Sheriff’s Office. The United States was represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney Emily Greenfield.

This case was prosecuted as part of the Project Safe Neighborhoods Program (PSN), which is a nationwide crime reduction strategy aimed at decreasing violent crime in communities.

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