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Judge grants leniency to former miner convicted of federal drug charge
LONDON, Ky. — A former miner who turned to selling drugs when the coal industry’s collapse left him financially “shattered” has been sentenced to four years in prison.
Adam Little Jr., 51, of Elkhorn City, pleaded guilty in March to a single count of possessing more than 500 grams of meth with the intent to distribute. Court records show that police raided Little’s home in April of 2021, where they seized more than 3,300 grams of meth and nearly $23,000 in cash.
Little was facing a sentence of between 10 years and life in prison.
However, his attorney asked the court for a downward variance, saying his client had been a law-abiding citizen who only briefly turned to drug trafficking due to financial hardships caused by the collapse of the coal industry.
At his sentencing hearing on Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Robert Wier agreed to that request, sentencing Little to 48 months in prison. He was taken into custody immediately after the hearing.
Editor’s note: This story has been corrected after an earlier version displayed the incorrect photo.
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Ohio man admits to delivering shipments of meth to Letcher County
LONDON, Ky. — An Ohio man has pleaded guilty distributing meth in Letcher County.
Tjhaun Green, 34, of Akron, pleaded guilty to distributing more than 50 grams of meth during a rearrangement hearing on Monday.
With his plea, Green admitted to regularly traveling to Letcher County to deliver shipments at meth. On Jan. 14, police set up a purchase from Green using an undercover informant. He was arrested after he traveled to the informant’s home to deliver 106.8 grams of meth.
Green now faces a sentence of between 10 years and life in prison. He will return to court for sentencing Nov. 9.
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