Logan County man sentenced to 10 years in federal prison on drug trafficking charges

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Chief United States District Judge Greg Stivers Monday sentenced Kenneth S. Embry,  34, to 120 months’ imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, announced Michael A. Bennett, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky in a release.

Embry pleaded guilty to the charges of possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm by a prohibited person on Feb. 2, 2021.  There is no parole in the federal system.

“I appreciate and commend the outstanding work of the South Central Kentucky Drug Task Force and HSI in this case,” said Bennett.  “The task force officers and federal agents assigned to the case, working together with AUSA Yurchisin, ensured a successful prosecution which resulted in the removal of a dangerous individual from the Western District of Kentucky.”

In the plea agreement, Embry admitted that on April 2, 2020, he knowingly possessed with the intent to distribute, greater than 50 grams of actual methamphetamine.  He also admitted that he knowingly possessed a firearm, identified as a Colt .380 semiautomatic pistol and ammunition, after having previously been convicted of a felony.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Mark J. Yurchisin II of the United States Attorney’s Bowling Green Branch Office. The investigation was conducted by the South Central Kentucky Drug Task Force and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).