A Lexington woman has agreed to plead guilty in federal court after authorities say she was caught transporting nearly 10 kilograms of methamphetamine from Chicago back to Central Kentucky.
Blake E. Rossi entered into a plea agreement with federal prosecutors this month, agreeing to plead guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, according to court records filed in U.S. District Court in Frankfort. In exchange, prosecutors will dismiss a separate conspiracy charge at sentencing.
The case stems from a December 2024 traffic stop on Interstate 64 in Shelby County, where investigators say Rossi was driving back toward Lexington after a trip arranged by others to pick up a large load of drugs…