United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Kentucky

07/29/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 07/29/2026 14:54

Lexington Man Sentenced for Methamphetamine Trafficking

LONDON, Ky. - A Lexington, Ky., man, Robert Dale Conley, 46, was sentenced on Wednesday to 192 months by U.S. District Judge Robert Wier for distribution of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine.

On December 12, 2025, law enforcement utilized a confidential informant to make a video-recorded controlled purchase of methamphetamine from Conley in Pulaski County. In the video, Conley-armed with a pistol-can be seen weighing out 92.34 grams of methamphetamine and ultimately providing the same to the confidential information.

Jason Parman, First Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky; Olivia Olson, Special Agent in Charge, FBI, Louisville Field Office; and Sheriff Bobby Jones, Pulaski County Sheriff's Office, jointly announced the sentence.

The investigation was conducted by the FBI and Pulaski County Sheriff's Office. Assistant U.S. Attorney Pearce Nesbitt prosecuted the case on behalf of the United States.

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