This post was originally published by the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Kentucky.
LEXINGTON, Ky. – A Clark County, Ky., man, Tommy Martin, 70, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Danny C. Reeves to 480 months’ imprisonment for multiple counts of distributing and possessing with the intent to distribute methamphetamine; possessing, carrying, and using firearms in furtherance of and during and in relation to his drug trafficking crimes; and possession of multiple firearms by a convicted felon.
On September 24, 2025, Martin was found guilty by a federal jury in Lexington of 11 felony violations: six counts of distributing methamphetamine, one count of possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, one count of carrying or using a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime, one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and two counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon…