A Clark County resident, Tommy Martin, 70, has been sentenced to 40 years in federal prison for distributing and possessing methamphetamine with intent to distribute, as well as multiple firearms offenses. U.S. District Judge Danny C. Reeves handed down the sentence after a federal jury in Lexington found Martin guilty on September 24, 2025.
Martin was convicted of eleven felony counts, including six counts of distributing methamphetamine, one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, two counts related to carrying or using a firearm during drug trafficking crimes, and two counts of being a felon in possession of firearms.
Evidence presented at trial showed that between July and October 2024, Martin sold various amounts of methamphetamine and a firearm to a confidential informant in Clark and Montgomery Counties. In December 2024, law enforcement searched Martin’s residence in Montgomery County and found more methamphetamine intended for sale along with additional firearms.
Federal law requires Martin to 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.
The sentencing was announced by Paul C. McCaffrey, First Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky; John Nokes, Special Agent in Charge at the ATF Louisville Field Division; and Chief Travis Thompson of the Winchester Police Department.
The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the Winchester Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Paco Villalobos prosecuted the case.
