Gatlinburg Law Enforcement Conference

On May 11, 2016, USA HEAT Team Member Jennifer Powell addressed Law Enforcement Officers at the Gatlinburg Law Enforcement Conference.  Ms. Powell told the officers why overdose prosecutions are important to the community and families.  USA Kerry Harvey told officers about the USAO-EDKY’s Overdose Prosecution Initiative and talked about the importance and effectiveness of overdose cases in an overall effort to combat the heroin epidemic facing our communities.  AUSA Todd Bradbury and Versailles PD Detective Keith Ford demonstrated a successful and investigation and prosecution of a case prosecuted under the federal distribution causing overdose law.