Six Hopkinsville residents are facing federal charges of conspiring to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine after they were indicted in September.
According to the indictments returned by a federal grand jury, 54-year-old Jay Brown, 35-year-old Joseph Brown, 39-year-old Vanchaize Brown, 34-year-old Deerrica Finch, 43-year-old Jane Majors and 41-year-old Tapaulda Hancock, all of Hopkinsville, were charged with conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute and distributing 400 grams or more of fentanyl and 50 grams or more of methamphetamine.
If convicted, the suspects each face a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years, with a maximum sentence of life in prison possible. There is no parole in the federal system.
The case is being investigated by the DEA Paducah Post of Duty and the Hopkinsville Police Department Special Investigations Unit, with assistance from the ATF Bowling Green Field Office, Homeland Security Investigations, U.S. Postal Inspectors, Kentucky State Police, the Calloway County Sheriff’s Office, and the Madisonville Police Department.