Chester Lee Holloway, a 35-year-old resident of Cincinnati, was sentenced on May 11 to 127 months in prison by Chief U.S. District Judge David Bunning for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
The case centers on a traffic stop conducted by law enforcement in Covington, Kentucky. During the stop, officers detected the smell of marijuana and Holloway admitted there was marijuana and possibly a firearm in the vehicle’s trunk. A search revealed 119.1 grams of marijuana, a loaded firearm, and an extended magazine. Holloway acknowledged that he knew he was prohibited from possessing firearms due to his prior felony conviction for aggravated trafficking in drugs.
At sentencing, Judge Bunning determined that Holloway had possessed the firearm while committing another felony offense—possession of marijuana with intent to distribute it. Under federal law, Holloway must serve at least 85 percent of his sentence before becoming eligible for release. Upon completion of his prison term, he will be supervised by the U.S. Probation Office for three years.
The sentence was announced jointly by Jason Parman, First Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky; John Nokes, Special Agent in Charge at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Louisville Field Division; and Chief Justin Wietholter from the Covington Police Department. The investigation involved both ATF agents and Covington police officers. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kyle Winslow prosecuted the case.
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Kentucky enforces federal laws and maintains community safety through prosecutions and partnerships with various agencies addressing issues such as elder abuse prevention and drug education initiatives like the Elder Justice Task Force and Heroin Education Action Team,according to its official website.
