A Cincinnati man has been sentenced to 180 months in federal prison for cocaine trafficking. Kevin Prince Davis, 46, received the sentence from Chief U.S. District Judge David Bunning after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine.
According to court documents, Davis was a passenger in a vehicle stopped for a traffic violation on Interstate 75. The officer who conducted the stop reported detecting the odor of marijuana from the passenger side. Davis was found with marijuana in his pocket. A subsequent search of the vehicle led officers to discover six bricks of cocaine in the rear cargo area. Davis attempted to flee on foot but was apprehended and admitted ownership of the cocaine.
Davis has a prior federal conviction for conspiracy to distribute five kilograms of cocaine.
Federal law requires that Davis serve at least 85 percent of his sentence before becoming eligible for release. After completing his prison term, he will be supervised by the U.S. Probation Office for ten years.
Paul McCaffrey, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky; Rana Saoud, Special Agent in Charge with Homeland Security Investigations; and Phillip J. Burnett, Jr., Commissioner of the Kentucky State Police, jointly announced the sentencing.
The case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations and Kentucky State Police. Assistant U.S. Attorney Tony Bracke prosecuted the case.
