A 28-year-old Owensboro man was arrested Tuesday morning on a federal indictment charging him with two counts of distribution of fentanyl.
According to court documents, Ricky Sutton distributed a mixture and substance containing fentanyl in Owensboro, KY on November 3, 2021, and January 4, 2022.
Sutton is charged with two counts of distribution of fentanyl. Sutton remains in custody pending an arraignment and detention hearing to be held on September 2.
If convicted, Sutton faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors. There is no parole in the federal system.
U.S. Attorney Michael A. Bennett of the Western District of Kentucky, Special Agent in Charge Jodi Cohen of the FBI Louisville Field Office, and Special Agent in Charge R. Shawn Morrow of the ATF Louisville Field Division made the announcement Tuesday afternoon.
The FBI, the ATF, the Owensboro-Daviess County Appalachia HIDTA Drug Task Force, and the Daviess County Sheriff’s Office are investigating the case.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Mark J. Yurchisin II, of the U.S. Attorney’s Bowling Green Branch Office, is prosecuting the case.
