LEXINGTON, Ky.–A recent federal detention order has revealed explosive new details in the unsolved 2023 murder of Kristopher Lewis, a Lexington man who was set to testify against a major drug trafficker. Prosecutors now say Lewis’s killing may have been a paid hit, allegedly orchestrated by members of the West End gang “Hot Boyz” at the direction of a federal defendant with both motive and money.
According to a June 4 memorandum opinion by U.S. Magistrate Judge Matthew Stinnett, federal investigators believe that Lewis, 28, was executed in broad daylight on Trade Street in September 2023 to prevent him from testifying in a federal trial. The man he was expected to testify against, Rollie Lamar, was later sentenced to more than 18 years in prison for marijuana trafficking, money laundering, and weapons charges. At the time of his arrest, Lamar had more than $2 million in assets seized by authorities, including stacks of cash, luxury vehicles, and firearms.
Now prosecutors suggest Lamar used some of that money to have Lewis killed…