Louisville Man Sentenced to Over 17 Years in Federal Prison for Methamphetamine and Fentanyl Trafficking

Louisville, KY – A Louisville man was sentenced today for methamphetamine and fentanyl trafficking.  

U.S. Attorney Michael A. Bennett of the Western District of Kentucky, Special Agent in Charge R. Shawn Morrow of the ATF Louisville Field Division, and Chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel of the Louisville Metro Police Department made the announcement.

According to court documents, Charles Bethel, 45, was sentenced to 17 years and 6 months in prison, followed by a 7-year term of supervised release, for possessing with the intent to distribute over 500 grams of a methamphetamine mixture and over 40 grams of a fentanyl mixture. There is no parole in the federal system.

The case was investigated by the ATF and the Louisville Metro Police Department, with assistance from the Evansville Resident Office of the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Louisville Metro Department of Corrections. 

Assistant U.S. Attorney Frank Dahl prosecuted the case.

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