Defendant Pleads Guilty and Agrees to 20-Year Sentence for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine

Paducah, KY – On April 20, 2026, Antonio D. Jackson, pleaded guilty to a four-count federal superseding indictment charging him with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and distributing methamphetamine with a co-defendant, Ivy S. Daniels. Jackson was scheduled for a jury trial that day but instead chose to plead guilty and accept a 20-year prison sentence.   

U.S. Attorney Kyle G. Bumgarner of the Western District of Kentucky, Special Agent in Charge Jim Scott of the DEA Louisville Field Division, Acting Special Agent in Charge Colin W. Jackson of the Homeland Security Investigations Nashville, U.S. Postal Inspector in Charge Lesley Allison of the Pittsburgh Division, Sheriff Jon Hayden of the Graves County Sheriff’s Office, and Sheriff Ryan Norman of the McCracken County Sheriff’s Office made the announcement. 

According to court documents, federal and state partners began investigating Antonio D. Jackson, 39, of Paducah, Kentucky and others associated with him in March of 2024. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Patrol investigators intercepted a package containing approximately 4 kilograms of methamphetamine in Louisville, Kentucky, addressed to a Mayfield, Kentucky, residence associated with Jackson. U.S. Postal Service employees also verified other shipments being made to the same address during the same time frame. On April 14, 2024, Jackson supplied co-defendant Ivy S. Daniels with approximately 210 grams of methamphetamine that was sold to investigators. Similarly, on April 16, 2024, Jackson supplied Daniels with 211 grams of methamphetamine that was then sold to investigators. Just after this sale, investigators arrested Jackson while he possessed approximately 106 grams of methamphetamine.   

Sentencing is set for July 10, 2026. A federal district court judge will decide prior to sentencing whether to accept the parties’ plea agreement of a 20-year sentence. There is no parole in the federal system.

The DEA, HSI, USPIS, Graves County Sheriff’s Office, McCracken County Sheriff’s Office investigated the case.

Assistant United States Attorney Seth Hancock of the U.S. Attorney’s Paducah Branch Office prosecuted the case with assistance from paralegal Cristy Crockett.

This case is 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.

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