Harlan County Man Sentenced for His Role in Methamphetamine Trafficking Conspiracy

LONDON, Ky. - A Lynch, Ky., man, Steven Wayne Williams, 41, was sentenced to 180 months in prison on Tuesday, by U.S. District Judge Claria Horn Boom, for conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more methamphetamine.

According to his plea agreement, from December 2021 to August 31, 2022, Williams conspired with others to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine. Specifically, Williams was part of a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy that involved the importation or multiple kilos of a mixture of methamphetamine from Georgia, into Harlan County and other counties in Kentucky. Williams served as the "point man" for the source of supply in Georgia, and arranged for his co-conspirator Lawrence Lucas to travel to Georgia and return with several kilos of the drugs for distribution in Kentucky.

Under federal law, Williams 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 10 years.

Carlton S. Shier, IV, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky; Jim Scott, Special Agent in Charge, DEA, Louisville Field Division; and Col. Phillip J. Burnett, Jr., Commissioner of the Kentucky State Police, announced the sentencing.

The investigation was conducted by the DEA and KSP. Assistant U.S. Attorney Justin Blankenship is prosecuting the case on behalf of the United States.

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