LEXINGTON, Ky. — A Lexington man has agreed to serve 15 years in federal prison after admitting he sold large quantities of fentanyl while stockpiling firearms at his home, according to court records filed this week.
Donald Ray Adams Jr., 42, entered a binding plea agreement Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Lexington, acknowledging he distributed more than 40 grams of fentanyl and repeatedly sold the drug to a government informant from his Nelson Avenue residence in May 2024. He also admitted to possessing multiple firearms — including handguns, rifles and shotguns — to protect his trafficking business.
Federal prosecutors said undercover purchases from Adams escalated quickly. On May 6, 2024, a confidential informant bought suspected fentanyl in two bags, which later tested positive for more than 6 grams of fentanyl and a fentanyl-heroin mixture. Two days later, the same informant returned and bought more fentanyl, along with a Marlin .22 rifle. Another deal on May 13 included 26 grams of fentanyl and a loaded Smith & Wesson .380 pistol sold out of a toolbox that also contained additional weapons…