Source: US FBI
Louisville, KY – A Louisville, Kentucky man was sentenced on July 29, 2025, to over 15 years in federal prison for engaging in a conspiracy to distribute of over 50 grams of methamphetamine and distribution of over 50 grams of methamphetamine after having previously been convicted of a serious drug trafficking offense.
U.S. Attorney Kyle G. Bumgarner of the Western District of Kentucky, Acting Special Agent in Charge Olivia Olson of the FBI Louisville Field Office, and Chief Paul Humphrey of the Louisville Metro Police Department made the announcement.
Heuey Kirksey III, 35, admitted in a plea agreement on March 11, 2023, to one count of conspiring to distribute methamphetamine from October 4 to November 13, 2023, and two counts of distribution of methamphetamine on October 19 and November 2, 2023. Specifically, Kirksey was held responsible for distributing 907 grams of methamphetamine which were purchased through law enforcement-controlled purchases. He was arrested following the indictment on these charges on August 29, 2024. Kirksey also admitted to having previously been convicted of the following serious drug felony.
On October 1, 2018, in Jefferson Circuit Court, Kirksey was convicted of trafficking in a controlled substance in the 1st degree greater than two grams of heroin.
Based on this conduct and his criminal history, the Court imposed a sentence of 15 years and 8 months prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release.
“Kirksey pushed significant quantities of methamphetamine onto the streets of Louisville and will now pay the price by spending more than 15 years behind bars,” said U.S. Attorney Bumgarner.
There is no parole in the federal system.
The FBI and LMPD investigated the case.
Assistant United States Attorney Joshua Porter prosecuted the case with assistance from paralegal Adela Alic.
This conviction is a part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETFs) and Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN).
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