Hopkinsville man federally sentenced for drug trafficking, money laundering

A Hopkinsville man was sentenced to 15-years in federal prison for his role in a money laundering conspiracy, along with methamphetamine and fentanyl trafficking.

According to the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky, 55-year-old Jay of Brown will spend the next 15 years in prison, followed by a 5-year-term of supervised release, for one count of conspiring to posses with the intent to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine and more than 400 grams of fentanyl, one count of possessing with the intent to distribute fentanyl, and one count of engaging in a money laundering conspiracy.

The events related to his convictions spanned from January 25, 2021, through September 20, 2023, in Christian County.

There is no parole in the federal system.