Louisville, KY – A Jefferson County, Kentucky, man was sentenced yesterday to 25 years in federal prison after being convicted of multiple drug and firearm offenses in a week-long trial in September.
U.S. Attorney Kyle G. Bumgarner of the Western District of Kentucky, 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.
According to court documents Stephen Piercy was sentenced to 25 years followed by 10 years of supervised release. According to evidence presented at trial, from January 1, 2021, through August 29, 2023, Piercy, conspired with other individuals to distribute over 50 grams of methamphetamine. Piercy was further convicted of distributing over 50 grams of methamphetamine on 5 dates from March through July of 2023; possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime on two dates; possessing with the intent to distribute over 50 grams of methamphetamine on August 29, 2023; and possessing a firearm with the knowledge that he was prohibited from doing so due having been previously convicted of a felony. At sentencing, Piercy was held responsible for a total of 1.32 kilograms of methamphetamine either distributed or possessed with the intent to distribute. The jury also found that Piercy had previously been convicted of the following serious drug felony.
On October 3, 2008, in Jefferson County Circuit Court, Louisville, Kentucky, Piercy was convicted of trafficking in a controlled substance in the first degree.
United States Attorney Kyle Bumgarner stated, “Methamphetamine has been plaguing our communities for too long. With our law enforcement partners, we are committed to pursuing and aggressively prosecuting substantial drug traffickers like Stephen Piercy. I hope Piercy’s trial conviction and resulting substantial 25-year sentence acts as a deterrent to other drug dealers.”
“Drug traffickers who push highly addictive drugs such as methamphetamine onto our streets have no place in our society,” stated Special Agent in Charge Olivia Olson of the FBI Louisville Field Office. “FBI Louisville sees the devastating impacts these substances have on the communities in which we live, and we will continue to use every available resource to identify, disrupt, and dismantle dangerous drug trafficking networks.”
“This sentence shows what we can accomplish when LMPD and our federal partners work together. Drug traffickers who fuel violence in our city will face serious consequences, and we will continue joining forces to protect Louisville’s neighborhoods,” stated Chief Paul Humphrey of the Louisville Metro Police Department.
There is no parole in the federal system.
The FBI and LMPD investigated the case.
Assistant United States Attorneys Joshua R. Porter and Erwin Roberts are prosecuting the case with assistance from paralegal Aaron Cooper.
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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Source: U.S. Attorney’s Office — Western District of Kentucky — U.S. Department of Justice press release.