Danville Woman sentenced to 138 Months for Armed Drug Trafficking

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Tanisha R. Berry of Danville, Ky., was sentenced by Senior United States District Judge Joseph M. Hood, to 138 months in federal prison, for possessing with the intent to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine and more than 40 grams of fentanyl, as well as possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking.

On November 24, 2018, the Boyle County Sheriff’s Office, began investigating drug distribution activity at Berry’s residence in Danville. On November 25, 2018, a search warrant was executed at the residence. Berry was present and the search of her bedroom yielded 487 grams of methamphetamine and 66.7 grams of fentanyl. Underneath the mattress, in close proximity to the drugs, deputies located a loaded .380 caliber pistol. Deputies also located $4,179 in drug proceeds.             

The investigation was conducted by the Boyle County Sheriff’s Office and the Drug Enforcement Administration. The United States was represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney Roger W. West. 

Robert M. Duncan, Jr., United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky; Derek Robbins, Boyle County Sheriff; and Dan Dodds, Acting Special Agent in Charge, DEA Louisville Field Division, jointly announced the sentence.

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