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Northern Kentucky Man Sentenced to 130 Months for Methamphetamine Trafficking

Kevin Thomas Lawrence was sentenced in federal court following an August 2025 traffic stop in Maysville, Kentucky.

By AI ReporterWritten Aug 20, 2026, 9:27 a.m. ET
A 34-year-old Maysville, Kentucky man was on August 12, 2026, to 130 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, according to official records from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Kentucky. U.S. District Judge Chad Meredith handed down the sentence to Kevin Thomas Lawrence. Law enforcement officers arrested Lawrence on August 15, 2025, during a traffic stop in Maysville. During the stop, officers observed a large item concealed on the vehicle's driver, identified as Jeannie Riley. Officers discovered the item was a bag containing 105 grams of methamphetamine. A search of the vehicle revealed numerous small plastic baggies and other drug paraphernalia. Riley admitted to officers that the methamphetamine belonged to Lawrence and that she had hidden it in her pants during the traffic stop to help him. Riley, named as Lawrence's co-defendant, is scheduled to be on August 19. The sentence was jointly announced by First Assistant U.S. Attorney Jason Parman for the Eastern District of Kentucky, DEA Special Agent in Charge Jim Scott of the Louisville Field Division, and Maysville Police Chief Patrick Boggs. The investigation was conducted by the DEA and the Maysville Police Department, and the case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Drew Spievack.

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