Allen County Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison for Methamphetamine Trafficking

Bowling Green, KY – An Allen County, Kentucky, man was sentenced today to 12 years in federal prison for possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine.

U.S. Attorney Michael A. Bennett of the Western District of Kentucky, Special Agent in Charge J. Todd Scott of the DEA Louisville Field Division, and Chief Darren Tabor of the Scottsville Police Department made the announcement.

According to court documents, Timothy E. Austin, 50, of Scottsville, Kentucky, was sentenced to 12 years in prison, followed by 5 of supervised release, for possession with the intent to distribute 154.747 grams of methamphetamine on August 15, 2022. Austin was sentenced for possessing a total of 263.876 grams of methamphetamine intended for distribution. The increased drug amount was based on other relevant conduct of the defendant that the Court considered when imposing the sentence.   

There is no parole in the federal system.

This case was investigated by the DEA and the Scottsville Police Department.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Mark J. Yurchisin II, of the U.S. Attorney’s Bowling Green Branch Office, prosecuted the case.

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