Clark County Man Sentenced to 40 Years for Methamphetamine Trafficking and Firearm Possession

LEXINGTON, Ky. – A Clark County, Ky., man, Tommy Martin, 70, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Danny C. Reeves to 480 months’ imprisonment for multiple counts of distributing and possessing with the intent to distribute methamphetamine; possessing, carrying, and using firearms in furtherance of and during and in relation to his drug trafficking crimes; and possession of multiple firearms by a convicted felon.

On September 24, 2025, Martin was found guilty by a federal jury in Lexington of 11 felony violations: six counts of distributing methamphetamine, one count of possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, one count of carrying or using a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime, one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and two counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

According to evidence presented at trial, between July 1 and October 10, 2024, Martin sold various quantities of methamphetamine to a confidential informant in Clark and Montgomery Counties. In addition to the methamphetamine, Martin, a convicted felon, sold a firearm to the informant. The investigation culminated in a search of Martin’s residence in Montgomery County in December of 2024, revealing additional quantities of methamphetamine intended for sale as well as firearms in Martin’s possession.

Under federal law, Martin must serve 85 percent of his prison sentence. Upon Martin’s release from prison, he will be under the supervision of the U.S. Probation Office for 10 years. 

Paul C. McCaffrey, First Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, John Nokes, Special Agent in Charge, ATF, Louisville Field Division, and Chief Travis Thompson, Winchester Police Department, jointly announced the sentence.

The investigation was conducted by the ATF and the Winchester Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Paco Villalobos prosecuted the case on behalf of the United States.

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