West Sacramento Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Distribution Conspiracy

James L. Kenney, 45, of West Sacramento, pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiring to distribute fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, and heroin, U.S. Attorney Eric Grant announced.

According to court documents, between May 2025 and August of 2025, Kenney, his co-conspirator Kevin Leacy, 31, of West Sacramento, and others worked together as part of a drug trafficking organization selling fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, and heroin using a motel in West Sacramento. During three controlled purchases in May 2025, law enforcement officers purchased 100 grams of fentanyl and 540 grams of pure methamphetamine from Kenney and Leacy.

In August 2025, law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at the motel and seized approximately 3.5 kilograms of fentanyl, 2 kilograms of cocaine, as well as methamphetamine and heroin located in rooms used by members of the conspiracy, including Kenney.

This case is the product of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation with assistance from the West Sacramento Police Department and the Yolo County Sheriff's Office. Assistant U.S. Attorney J. Douglas Harman and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Matthew DeMoura are prosecuting the case.

Charges are pending against Leacy. The charges are only allegations; he is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

Kenney is scheduled to be sentenced by Chief U.S. District Judge Troy L. Nunley on March 26, 2026. Kenney faces a mandatory minimum statutory penalty of 10 years in prison, a maximum penalty of life in prison, and a $10 million fine. The actual sentence, however, will be determined at the discretion of the court after consideration of any applicable statutory factors and the federal Sentencing Guidelines, which take into account a number of variables.