Federal Jury in Louisville Finds Man Guilty of Drug Offenses Involving Cocaine

Louisville, KY - Today a federal jury convicted a Louisville man of one count of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute cocaine and possession with the intent to distribute cocaine.

U.S. Attorney Michael A. Bennett of the Western District of Kentucky, Acting Special Agent in Charge Erek G. Davodowich of the DEA Louisville Field Division, and Interim Chief Paul Humphreys of the Louisville Metro Police Departmentmade the announcement.

According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Reginald Brown, age 38, was convicted of one count of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute cocaine and possession with the intent to distribute cocaine. On September 23, 2022, the Louisville Metro Police Department executed a search warrant at 8805 Beulah Church Road. During the execution of the search warrant, law enforcement recovered approximately seven (7) kilograms of cocaine, and evidence consistent with drug trafficking. Brown was one of the individuals present during the execution of the warrant, and the evidence revealed he was a member of the conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute cocaine.

Brown is scheduled for sentencing on November 13, 2024, in the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky. The Court ordered Brown remain detained pending sentencing. He faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years and a maximum sentence of life in prison. A federal district court judge will determine the sentence after considering the sentencing guidelines and other statutory factors.

There is no parole in the federal system.

The Drug Enforcement Administration and the Louisville Metro Police Department are investigating the case.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Alicia P. Gomez and Marisa J. Ford are prosecuting the case with assistance from paralegal Adela Alic.

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. On May 26, 2021, the Department launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on these core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results.

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