Keith Wayne Bishop, a 47-year-old man from Louisville, Kentucky, was sentenced on Mar. 10 to 120 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine. U.S. District Judge Claria Horn Boom handed down the sentence.
Bishop's sentencing follows his admission that he conspired with others between January and September of 2023 to distribute large quantities of methamphetamine. According to court documents, Bishop obtained pound-level amounts of the drug and supplied it to mid- and low-level dealers as well as end users in Laurel County. He also admitted supplying other drug dealers in Knox, Whitley, Floyd, and Pike Counties.
Under federal law, Bishop is required 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 five years.
The announcement of the sentence was made jointly by Paul McCaffrey, First Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky; Jim Scott, Special Agent in Charge at the Drug Enforcement Administration's Louisville Field Division; Phillip J. Burnett Jr., Commissioner of the Kentucky State Police; and Sheriff Mike Smith from the Knox County Sheriff's Office.
The investigation into Bishop's activities was conducted by the DEA, Kentucky State Police, and Knox County Sheriff's Office. Assistant U.S. Attorney Sam Dotson prosecuted the case.
