Date: 02-09-2023

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United States of America v. David Phillips

Case Number: 5:22-cr-00002

Judge: Benjamin Beaton

Court: United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky (McCracken County)

Plaintiff's Attorney: United States Attorney’s Office in Paducah

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Description: Paducah, Kentucky criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with distributing methamphetamine and possessing a firearm after having previously been convicted of felony offenses.

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David Phillips, 43, distributed methamphetamine on three occasions between June 7, 2021, and July 1, 2021. On July 7, 2021, a search warrant was executed at his residence. Phillips was found to be in possession of over 50 grams of methamphetamine, a large amount of U.S. currency and a firearm. Phillips has prior felony convictions for third degree burglary, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance – methamphetamine.

“I appreciate the excellent work in this case by ATF Bowling Green, the Christian County Sheriff’s Office, and AUSA Dycus,” stated U.S. Attorney Bennett. “As a result of the commitment that exists between our federal, state, and local law enforcement partners, the defendant, a previously convicted drug trafficker, will spend the next decade in federal prison unable to sell his poison and harm our citizens.”

“It is ATF’s core commitment to protect the public from offenders like David Phillips, whose continued armed drug trafficking places the community at risk,” said ATF Acting Special Agent in Charge Robert Maynard of the Louisville Field Division. “I want to extend my gratitude to ATF’s Bowling Green Office, the Christian County Sheriff’s Office, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for this thorough investigation. This case is another great example of the collaborative work to continue to identify, arrest and convict the armed drug traffickers that are plaguing our communities and destroying our families.”

This case was investigated by the ATF Bowling Green Field Office and the Christian County Sheriff’s Office.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Leigh Ann Dycus, of the U.S. Attorney’s Paducah Branch Office, prosecuted the case.

21:841 - DISTRIBUTION OF METHAMPHETAMINE
(1-3)
21:841 - POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE METHAMPHETAMINE
(4)
18:922 - PROHIBITED PERSON IN POSSESSION OF A FIREARM
(5)
18:924 - POSSESSION OF A FIREARM IN FURTHERANCE OF A DRUG TRAFFICKING CRIME
(6)

Outcome: Defendant was sentenced to 10 years in prison followed by 5 years of supervised release.

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