Kentucky Man From Martin Sentenced to 15 Years for Methamphetamine Trafficking and a Firearm Offense
LONDON, Ky. — In Martin, a city in Floyd County, Kentucky, the U.S. Department of Justice announced on November 9 that David Lee Ousley, 45, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for possession with intent to distribute an aggravated quantity of methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense.
U.S. District Judge Robert E. Wier imposed the sentence on Monday. According to prosecutors, on January 15, 2026, law enforcement executed a search warrant at Ousley's residence in Floyd County and seized approximately 335 grams of a methamphetamine mixture, 10 loaded handguns and $6,734 in cash. A loaded handgun was found on Ousley himself, and a loaded assault rifle was recovered from a vehicle where a majority of the methamphetamine was located. In a post-Miranda interview, Ousley claimed ownership of the methamphetamine and admitted trafficking at least 24 kilograms of it over the course of two years.
Jason Parman, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, Olivia Olson, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI, and Phillip J. Burnett, Commissioner of the Kentucky State Police, jointly announced the sentence. The investigation was conducted by the Kentucky State Police and the FBI.
(Source: U.S. Department of Justice)
Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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