Boone County Man Sentenced For Methamphetamine Trafficking

COVINGTON, Ky. - A Boone County, Ky., man, Timothy Estep, was sentenced to 174 months on Friday, by U.S. District Judge David Bunning, for distribution of methamphetamine and possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine.

According to court documents, in October 2023, law enforcement used a confidential informant to purchase 12.7 grams of methamphetamine from Estep. Law enforcement thereafter attempted to conduct a traffic stop but Estep fled, during which he drove into the oncoming lane of traffic.

Several days later, law enforcement took Estep into custody when he arrived for a second controlled purchase. Law enforcement found 13.8 grams of methamphetamine on Estep and an imitation revolver in his vehicle. Estep admitted that he knowingly distributed methamphetamine during the first controlled purchase and that he intended to distribute methamphetamine during the second.

Under federal law, Estep 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 three years.

Carlton S. Shier, IV, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky; Orville O. Greene, Special Agent in Charge, DEA Detroit Field Division; and Director Scott Hardcorn, Northern Kentucky Drug Strike Force, jointly announced the sentence.

The investigation was conducted by DEA and Northern Kentucky Drug Strike Force. Assistant U.S. Attorney Drew Spievack prosecuted the case on behalf of the United States.

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