A Cincinnati resident, Kevin Prince Davis, 46, has been sentenced to 180 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine. The sentence was handed down by Chief U.S. District Judge David Bunning.
Court documents state that Davis was a passenger in a vehicle stopped on I-75 for a traffic violation. Law enforcement detected the odor of marijuana from the passenger side and found marijuana on Davis during the stop. A subsequent search led officers to discover six bricks of cocaine in the rear cargo area of the vehicle. Davis attempted to flee but was apprehended and admitted ownership of the cocaine.
Davis has a prior federal conviction related to conspiracy to distribute five kilograms of cocaine.
Federal regulations require Davis to serve at least 85 percent of his sentence before becoming eligible for release. After serving his prison term, he will be supervised by the U.S. Probation Office for ten years.
Paul McCaffrey, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky; Rana Saoud, Special Agent in Charge at Homeland Security Investigations (HSI); and Phillip J. Burnett, Jr., Commissioner of the Kentucky State Police, announced the sentencing jointly.
The investigation was carried out by HSI and Kentucky State Police (KSP). Assistant U.S. Attorney Tony Bracke is prosecuting the case.
