A Lexington man known on the street as “Plug” or “Jug” has agreed to serve seven years in federal prison after admitting he was part of a fentanyl distribution conspiracy that fueled repeated drug sales across the city last spring.
Brian Conner pleaded guilty under a binding plea agreement to one count of conspiracy to distribute 40 grams or more of a mixture containing fentanyl, according to court records filed this week in U.S. District Court in Lexington. In exchange, federal prosecutors agreed to dismiss seven additional drug trafficking charges tied to fentanyl, methamphetamine and oxycodone sales.
If accepted by the judge, the deal locks in an 84-month prison sentence followed by at least four years of supervised release…