A Louisville man has been sentenced to over 15 years in federal prison for his role in distributing more than 50 grams of methamphetamine. The sentencing took place on July 29, 2025, after Heuey Kirksey III, age 35, admitted to conspiring and distributing the drug between October and November 2023.
According to court documents, Kirksey was responsible for distributing a total of 907 grams of methamphetamine through law enforcement-controlled purchases. He was arrested on August 29, 2024, following an indictment on these charges. Kirksey had previously been convicted in Jefferson Circuit Court on October 1, 2018, for trafficking more than two grams of heroin.
Based on the severity of his conduct and prior conviction, the court sentenced Kirksey to 15 years and eight months in prison with an additional ten years of supervised release.
“Kirksey pushed significant quantities of methamphetamine onto the streets of Louisville and will now pay the price by spending more than 15 years behind bars,” said U.S. Attorney Bumgarner.
There is no parole in the federal system.
The investigation was conducted by the FBI and Louisville Metro Police Department. Assistant United States Attorney Joshua Porter prosecuted the case with support from paralegal Adela Alic.
This conviction is part of Operation Take Back America. The initiative brings together resources from various Department of Justice programs to address illegal immigration, eliminate cartels and transnational criminal organizations, and reduce violent crime through efforts like Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETFs) and Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN).
