Two Henderson, Kentucky Men Charged in a Methamphetamine Trafficking Conspiracy

U.S. Attorney Michael A. Bennett of the Western District of Kentucky, Special Agent in Charge Michael E. Stansbury of the FBI Louisville Field Office, Commissioner Phillip Burnett, Jr. of the Kentucky State Police, and Chief Sean McKinney of the Henderson Police Department made the announcement.

According to the indictment, Elijah J. Roberts, 25, and Jeremy J. Frey, 49, were each charged with conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute, and distributing, over 500 grams of a methamphetamine mixture between April 2023 and August 31, 2023, in Henderson County, Kentucky.

Roberts made his initial court appearance before a U.S. Magistrate Judge in the Western District of Kentucky on March 8, 2024. Frey made his initial court appearance before a U.S. Magistrate Judge in the Western District of Kentucky on March 21, 2024. Both defendants face a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years and a maximum sentence of life in prison. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

There is no parole in the federal system.

The FBI Owensboro Satellite Office, the Kentucky State Police, and the Henderson Police Department are investigating the case.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Mark J. Yurchisin II, of the U.S. Attorney’s Bowling Green Branch Office, is prosecuting this case.

An indictment is merely an allegation. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

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