Northern Kentucky Man Sentenced for Methamphetamine Trafficking

COVINGTON, Ky. - A Maysville, Ky., man, Kevin Thomas Lawrence, 34, was sentenced on Wednesday to 130 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Chad Meredith for possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine.

On August 15, 2025, law enforcement arrested Lawernce at a traffic stop in Maysville, Ky. During that stop, officers observed a large item concealed on the person of the vehicle's driver, Jeannie Riley. Officers found that the large item was a bag containing 105 grams of methamphetamine. A search of the vehicle in revealed numerous small plastic baggies and other drug paraphernalia. Riley admitted that the methamphetamine belonged to Lawerence and that she had hidden it in her pants during the traffic stop to help Lawrence.

Riley, Lawrence's co-defendant, is scheduled to be sentenced on August 19.

Jason Parman, First Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky; Jim Scott, Special Agent in Charge, DEA, Louisville Field Division; and Chief Patrick Boggs, Maysville Police Department, jointly announced the sentence.

The investigation was conducted by the DEA and Maysville Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Drew Spievack prosecuted the case on behalf of the United States.

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