Louisville Man Sentenced for Methamphetamine Trafficking

LONDON, Ky. - A Louisville, Ky., man, Keith Wayne Bishop, 47, was sentenced on Tuesday to 120 months, by U.S. District Judge Claria Horn Boom, for conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine.

According to his plea agreement, beginning in January 2023 through September 2023, Bishop conspired with others to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine. Specifically, during this timeframe, Bishop was obtaining upwards of pound quantities of methamphetamine, which he would then distribute to mid- and low-level drug dealers and end drug users in Laurel County. Bishop admitted to also supplying several other drug dealers in Knox, Whitley, Floyd, and Pike Counties.

Under federal law, Bishop must serve 85 percent of his prison sentence. Upon his release from prison, he will be under the supervision of the U.S. Probation Office for five years.

Paul McCaffrey, First Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky; Jim Scott, Special Agent in Charge, DEA, Louisville Field Division; Phillip J. Burnett, Jr., Commissioner of the Kentucky State Police; and Sheriff Mike Smith, Knox County Sheriff's Office, jointly announced the sentence.

The investigation was conducted by the DEA, KSP, and Knox County Sheriff's Office. Assistant U.S. Attorney Sam Dotson is prosecuting the case on behalf of the United States.

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