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Grand Rivers Man and Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Methamphetamine Trafficking

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Kentucky

Paducah, KY – A Grand Rivers man and woman were sentenced today for possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine.

U.S. Attorney Michael A. Bennett of the Western District of Kentucky, Special Agent in Charge J. Todd Scott of the DEA Louisville Field Division, and Sheriff Ryan Norman of the McCracken County Sheriff’s Office made the announcement.

Today, in the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky, Paducah Division, Edward Ibold, 38, was sentenced to 120 months in prison followed by 5 years of supervised release for possession with the intent to distribute 264 grams of methamphetamine. Ibold was also sentenced to an additional 20 months in prison for violation of the terms his supervised release from a previous federal conviction. He received a total sentence of 140 months in prison.

Nikole Console, 28, was sentenced to 36 months in prison followed by 3 years of supervised release for possession with the intent to distribute 264 grams of methamphetamine.    

There is no parole in the federal system.

The case was investigated by the DEA Paducah Post of Duty Office and the McCracken County Sheriff’s Office.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Leigh Ann Dycus, of the U.S. Attorney’s Paducah Branch Office, prosecuted the case.

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Updated March 15, 2023