A Princeton man was sentenced to eight years in federal prison Monday for drug trafficking and firearms offenses.
According to a news release from the United States Attorney of the Western District of Kentucky, 58-year-old Rodney Ware of Princeton possessed roughly 15 and a half grams of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute it in Todd County in August of 2020. He was also in possession of a 12-guage sawed-off shotgun after having be previously convicted of possession of handgun by a convicted felon, possession of marijuana and tampering with physical evidence.
After serving eight years and nine months in prison, Ware will have to serve a four-year term of supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system.
The case was investigated by the ATF Bowling Green Field Office and the Todd County Sheriff’s Office.