A Waynesburg, Kentucky man, Steven Fellmy, was found guilty by a federal jury in Lexington for possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute. The conviction was handed down on Thursday.
The case stemmed from an incident on August 8, 2023, when a detective from the Simpsonville Police Department forwarded an anonymous tip to the Mercer County Sheriff's Office. The tip indicated that a large amount of methamphetamine was being transported from Anderson County into Mercer County. Subsequently, Fellmy was stopped by a deputy from the Mercer County Sheriff's Office. A K9 unit from the Harrodsburg Police Department detected narcotics in his vehicle during the stop. This led to a search that uncovered 193.5 grams of methamphetamine with 95% purity. Fellmy also had additional quantities of methamphetamine and heroin on him.
The announcement of the jury's verdict came jointly from Carlton S. Shier IV, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky; Jim Scott, Special Agent in Charge at DEA Louisville Field Division; Chief Scott Elder of Harrodsburg Police Department; Chief Thomas Brummer of Simpsonville Police Department; and Sheriff Ernie Kelty of Mercer County Sheriff's Office.
The investigation involved multiple agencies including DEA, Harrodsburg Police Department, Simpsonville Police Department, and Mercer County Sheriff's Office. Assistant U.S. Attorney Brittany Baker is representing the prosecution.
Fellmy's sentencing is scheduled for April 17, 2025. He faces up to life imprisonment due to his prior felony conviction for a crime of violence, with a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years imprisonment required by law. The court will take into account U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and relevant federal statutes before finalizing the sentence.