A Pikeville, Kentucky man has been sentenced to 33 years in prison for drug trafficking and firearms possession. Read more…
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APikeville,Kentuckymanhasbeensentencedto33yearsinprisonfordrugtraffickingandfirearmspossession.SamuelC.Atkins,aged52,receivedthesentencefromU.S.DistrictChiefJudgeDannyC.Reevesforhisinvolvementindistributingfentanylandfluorofentanyl,aswellaspossessingfirearmsillegally.
CourtdocumentsrevealthatonJanuary3,2023,theU.S.MarshalsServiceFugitiveTaskForcefoundAtkinsataresidenceinRichmondwhileexecutingtwostatearrestwarrantsagainsthim.Duringtheirsearchofthepremises,authoritiesdiscoveredsixteenfirearmsalongwithmethamphetamineandfluorofentanylinAtkins’sbedroom.Despitehavingpriorfelonyconvictions,Atkinsadmittedtoacquiringsomeoftheseweaponsthroughhisdrugtraffickingactivities.
FollowinghisarrestanddetentionatMadisonCountyDetentionCenter,fourinmatesinAtkins’scellexperiencednon-fataloverdoses.Asubsequentsearchledtothediscoveryofmultiplebaggiescontainingapproximatelytwoandahalfounc