2 western KY men sentenced to prison for meth trafficking

PADUCAH, Ky. (KBSI) – Two western Kentucky men were sentenced to more than a decade each to federal prison for methamphetamine trafficking.

Fabian Thomas, 34, of Mayfield, Ky. and Puryear, Tenn. was sentenced to 14 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release. He was sentenced for two counts of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and two counts of distribution of methamphetamine.

On April 4 and April 22 of 2022, Thomas distributed more than five grams of meth in McCracken County, according to the United States Attorney’s Office Western District of Kentucky.

Then, on April 21, 2022, on two separate occassions, Thomas possessed with the intent to distribute more than 50 grams of meth in McCracken County.

Ronald McClure, 37, of Paducah, Ky. and Peach Tree, Georgia was sentenced on March 26 to 15 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release for one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.

On April 21, 2022, McClure possessed with the intent to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine in McCracken County.

There is no parole in the federal system.

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

Assistant U.S. Attorney Seth Hancock, Chief of the U.S. Attorney’s Paducah Branch Office, prosecuted the case.