Five Livingston County residents were among indictments returned by a federal grand jury this week for their roles in methamphetamine distribution and firearm offenses.
U.S. Attorney Michael A. Bennett of the Western District of Kentucky announced 37-year old Edward M. Ibold and 27-year old Nickole J. Console, both of Grand Rivers, were indicted on charges of possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine. The case is being investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration and the McCracken County Sheriff’s Office.
Bennett also reported 51-year old Donald K. Duncan, of Salem, was indicted for possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine. This case is being investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration, Kentucky State Police, and the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office.
41-year old Richard Middleton and 52-year old Bobby Copeland, both of Tiline, were indicted on charges of conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and with distributing meth. Middleton was also charged with two additional counts of distributing meth and with two counts of possession of a firearm by a prohibited person. The case is being investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, Homeland Security Investigations, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Western Kentucky Violent Crimes Task Force, the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office, the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office, and Kentucky State Police.
If convicted at trial, according to Bennett, the defendants each face not less than 10 years and not more than life in prison for possession with the intent to distribute and distribution of methamphetamine. He adds Middleton faces a 10-year term of imprisonment for possession of a firearm by a prohibited person. There is no parole in the federal system.
All the cases are being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Leigh Ann Dycus.