A group of defendants from Somerset, Kentucky, were sentenced on Mar. 12 by U.S. District Judge Robert Wier for their involvement in a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy.
Robert Allen, age 55, Larry Ellison, age 41, and Rebecca Garlandios, age 45, received sentences of 150 months, 164 months, and 70 months and two days respectively for conspiring to distribute at least 50 grams of methamphetamine.
According to plea agreements referenced in the case, the three conspired from January through December 19, 2024 to distribute methamphetamine sourced locally to buyers in Pulaski County. On January 23, law enforcement used a confidential informant to purchase two ounces of methamphetamine from Allen. During a subsequent traffic stop that day, officers found Allen carrying 56 grams of methamphetamine. A search of the residence shared by Allen and his sister Garlandios led to the recovery of additional drugs and paraphernalia including digital scales and baggies.
On December 19, Ellison was stopped by law enforcement who recovered empty plastic bags, digital scales, and nearly thirty grams of methamphetamine. Ellison admitted that he regularly received deliveries from a local supplier and confirmed his role in transporting Allen for drug sales earlier that year.
Under federal law requirements cited by authorities, all three must serve at least eighty-five percent of their prison terms before becoming eligible for release. After serving their sentences they will be supervised by the U.S. Probation Office for four years.
Paul McCaffrey, First Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, and Olivia Olson, Special Agent in Charge with the FBI Louisville Field Office announced the sentencing. The FBI conducted the investigation while Assistant U.S. Attorney Pearce Nesbitt prosecuted the case.
