Friday, November 05, 2010
Ohio Man Convicted In Eastern Kentucky Drug Ring
KENTUCKY....
A federal jury in Lexington has convicted 46 year old Jay A. Shephard of Ohio on one count of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and one count of money laundering. Investigators say, from May 2006 until May 2009, Shephard directed others to distribute thousands of methadone and oxycodone pills in Perry, Fayette, Breathitt, and Scott counties. Officials say he was the leader of a drug conspiracy responsible for the distribution of at least 40,000 prescription pills, while the conspiracy profited approximately $300,000. Shephard will have to forfeit five pieces of real estate located in Dayton that were purchased with profits from the conspiracy. He is scheduled to appear for sentencing in Lexington on February 23, 2011. He faces a maximum prison sentence of 30 years.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 5:03 PM 
