A federal grand jury has returned an indictment for drug trafficking and firearm related offenses against a Hopkinsville man.
According to a news release, the federal grand jury has indicted 38-year-old Buddy Chambless of Hopkinsville with possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm. The investigation reportedly revealed over a dozen firearms, which were seized.
Chambless is scheduled to make an initial court appearance before a U.S. Magistrate Judge in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky and if convicted, faces up to 40 years in prison. There is no parole in the federal system.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Christian County Sheriff’s Department is investigating.