A man from Hazard, Kentucky, Clifton Plowman, aged 41, has been sentenced to 181 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. The sentence was handed down by U.S. District Judge Claria Horn Boom.
Plowman's arrest followed a traffic stop where law enforcement found multiple bags containing 22 grams of methamphetamine and two sets of digital scales in his vehicle. Additionally, officers discovered $2,065 in cash and 50 grams of methamphetamine on his person.
According to federal law, Plowman is required to serve at least 85 percent of his sentence. After his release, he will be supervised by the U.S. Probation Office for three years.
The sentencing was announced by Carlton S. Shier IV, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky; Michael Stansbury, Special Agent in Charge at the FBI's Louisville Field Office; and Phillip J. Burnett Jr., Commissioner of the Kentucky State Police.
The investigation leading to Plowman's conviction was conducted by the FBI and the Kentucky State Police (KSP). Assistant U.S. Attorney Justin Blankenship prosecuted the case on behalf of the United States.