Boyd County Man Receives 10 Year Sentence for Armed Fentanyl Trafficking and Illegal Firearm Possession (DOJ)

ASHLAND, Ky. - A Boyd County, Ky., man, Terry Gannon, 52, was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Judge David Bunning to 120 months' imprisonment for possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

According to his plea agreement, in February 2025, law enforcement received information that Gannon was distributing large amounts of drugs from his residence in Boyd County. On February 25 and 27, 2025, law enforcement utilized a confidential informant to purchase a total of four grams of fentanyl from Gannon. A subsequent law enforcement search of Gannon's vehicle and residence uncovered 89.934 grams of fentanyl, 1.27 grams of methamphetamine, eight firearms, ammunition, scales, baggies, a suspected drug ledger, and $11,049 in cash.

Gannon admitted to possessing the drugs with intent to distribute them. He also admitted that he possessed a firearm in furtherance of his drug trafficking activities.

Gannon was previously convicted of trafficking drugs in the third degree and trafficking drugs in the second degree in the Court of Common Pleas, Lawrence County, Ohio, and was therefore prohibited from possessing any firearm.

Under federal law, Gannon must serve 85 percent of his prison sentence. Upon Gannon's release from prison, he will be under the supervision of the U.S. Probation Office for four years.

Paul C. McCaffrey, First Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky; John Nokes, Special Agent in Charge, ATF, Louisville Field Division; and Director Scott Hardcorn, Northern Kentucky Drug Strike Force, jointly announced the sentence.

The investigation was conducted by the ATF and the Northern Kentucky Drug Strike Force. Assistant U.S. Attorney Cynthia Rieker prosecuted the case on behalf of the United States.

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