Federal Grand Jury Indicts Two Nelson County Residents for Cocaine and Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy

Louisville, KY – A federal grand jury in Louisville returned an indictment on July 11, 2023, charging two Nelson County residents with conspiring to traffic in cocaine and fentanyl. One resident was also charged with possessing with the intent to distribute and distributing cocaine and fentanyl. 

U.S. Attorney Michael A. Bennett of the Western District of Kentucky, Acting Special Agent in Charge Brian Jones of the FBI Louisville Field Office, Special Agent in Charge J. Todd Scott of the DEA Louisville Field Division, and Sheriff Ramon Pineiroa of the Nelson County Sheriff’s Office made the announcement.

According to the indictment, Neal Scott Stone, 47, and Keely Logsdon, 39, both of Bardstown, Kentucky, were charged with conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute and distributing over 400 grams of fentanyl and 500 grams of cocaine between March 7, 2023, and June 24, 2023.  Additionally, Stone was charged with possessing with the intent to distribute and distributing over 500 grams of cocaine and over 40 grams of fentanyl on June 24, 2023. 

Both Stone and Logsdon recently made their initial court appearances before a U.S. Magistrate Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky. Both Stone and Logsdon remain in federal custody pending trial. If convicted, both defendants face a minimum sentence of 10 years and a maximum sentence of life in prison. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the sentencing guidelines and other statutory factors. There is no parole in the federal system.   

This case is being investigated by the FBI, the DEA, the Nelson County Sheriff’s Office, and the Greater Hardin County Narcotics Task Force, with assistance from the Louisville Metro Police Department, the Kentucky State Police, and the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office. 

Assistant U.S. Attorney Frank Dahl is prosecuting the case.

This effort is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) operation. OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level criminal organizations that threaten the United States using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach. Additional information about the OCDETF Program can be found at www.justice.gov/OCDETF.

An indictment is merely an allegation. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.     

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