A Lexington man will spend more than six decades in federal prison after being convicted on multiple firearms charges and pleading guilty to drug trafficking offenses.
The US Attorney’s Office Easter District of Kentucky reported that 41-year-old Keith Lamont Stallworth was sentenced Thursday by U.S. District Judge Karen Caldwell to 65 years in prison for carrying and using a firearm during a drug trafficking crime, possessing a machine gun in furtherance of drug trafficking, possessing firearms as a convicted felon, possessing an unregistered machine gun, and drug distribution charges.
According to a release, in August 2025, Stallworth was convicted of the firearms charges following a trial. He also pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl, possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, and using a residence for manufacturing and distributing controlled substances…