Laurel County Man Sentenced for Methamphetamine Trafficking and Possession of Firearm by a Convicted Felon

LONDON, Ky. - A London, Ky., man, Kenneth Dodd, 33, was sentenced to 76 months in prison on Thursday, by U.S. District Judge Robert Wier, for the distribution of methamphetamine and the possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

According to his plea agreement, on September 14, 2023, law enforcement received information that Dodd was a source of supply for methamphetamine in Laurel County. Law enforcement utilized two confidential informants to make controlled purchases of methamphetamine from Dodd. During one of these controlled buys, Dodd also sold a firearm to the informant; the firearm was later determined to be stolen.

As a convicted felon, Dodd was prohibited from possessing a firearm. He previously pleaded guilty in 2020 to making materially false statements to a federal agent and cyberstalking.

Under federal law, Dodd 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; Shawn Morrow, Special Agent in Charge, ATF, Louisville Field Division; Chief Jerry Hollon, London Police Department; and Sheriff John Root, Laurel County Sheriff's Office, announced the sentencing.

The investigation was conducted by the ATF, London Police Department, and Laurel County Sheriff's Office, as part of the Laurel County Drug Interdiction Task Force.

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