LEXINGTON, Ky. - Trenton A. Shell, 24, of Detroit, was sentenced Friday, to 60 months in federal prison, by United States District Judge Danny C. Reeves, for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl.
In April 2018, detectives with the Lexington Police Department executed a search warrant at Shell’s Lexington residence, locating 49 grams of a fentanyl. Detectives also located ten grams of fentanyl concealed in Shell’s clothing. On Aug. 31, 2018, Shell entered a guilty plea to possession with intent to distribute the fentanyl.
Under federal law, Shell must serve 85 percent of his prison sentence; and upon his release, he will be under the supervision of the United States Probation Office for four years.
Robert M. Duncan, Jr., United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky; D. Christopher Evans, Special Agent in Charge of the DEA Louisville Field Division; and Lawrence Weathers, Chief of the Lexington Police Department, jointly made the announcement.
The DEA and the Lexington Police Department conducted the investigation. The United States was represented by Assistant United States Attorney Cynthia T. Rieker.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys