Following a three-day trial, a Louisville man was convicted by a federal jury for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. U.S. Attorney Michael A. Bennett of the Western District of Kentucky, the DEA Louisville Field Division's Jim Scott, and Louisville Metro Police Department Chief Paul Humphrey announced the verdict.
Court documents reveal that on April 17, 2023, Terry Masden, aged 51, distributed roughly six pounds of methamphetamine to co-defendant Dominique Kemp, 43. The jury also acknowledged Masden's previous conviction for a serious drug felony involving the possession with intent to distribute oxycodone, dated August 24, 2011, in the Western District of Kentucky.
Masden is scheduled to be sentenced on July 15, 2025. He remains in federal custody awaiting sentencing. A United States District Judge will determine his sentence, which could range from a minimum of 15 years to life imprisonment, based on sentencing guidelines and statutory factors.
Kemp has already been convicted and received a sentence of five years and three months in prison, accompanied by five years of supervised release.
The DEA and LMPD conducted the investigation, while Assistant U.S. Attorneys Frank Dahl and Joshua Porter, supported by paralegal specialist Aaron Cooper, are prosecuting.
This case forms part of Operation Take Back America, a national initiative aimed at countering illegal immigration and criminal activities by cartels and transnational organizations through the Department of Justice's resources.
