COVINGTON, Ky. — Donald Conway, 42, of Florence, Kentucky,
was sentenced on Thursday, by United States District Judge David Bunning, to 16
years in federal prison for possessing heroin and cocaine with the intent to
distribute the drugs.
Conway was convicted in August 2018, following a bench
trial. According to testimony at trial,
Covington Police conducting a traffic stop, finding baggies containing more
than 25 grams of cocaine and more than 23 grams of heroin, packaged for sale. Based upon prior felony convictions for
assault and drug trafficking, Conway qualified as a “career offender” under the
United States Sentencing Guidelines, which subjected him to an increased
sentence.
Under federal law, Conway must serve 85 percent of his
prison sentence; and upon his release, he will be under the supervision of the
United States Probation Office for a term of five years.
Robert M. Duncan, Jr., United States Attorney for the
Eastern District of Kentucky; James (Robert) Brown, Jr., Special Agent in
Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation; and Robert Nader, Chief of the
Covington Police Department, jointly made the announcement.
The investigation was conducted by the FBI and the Covington
Police Department. The United States was
represented by Assistant United States Attorney Tony Bracke.
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