Three Louisville Men Sentenced in Federal Court for Fentanyl and Heroin Trafficking Related Offenses

Louisville, KY – This week, the third and final local man was sentenced to federal prison for fentanyl and heroin trafficking related offenses. One man was also sentenced for illegally possessing a firearm as a previously convicted felon.

U.S. Attorney Michael A. Bennett of the Western District of Kentucky, Special Agent in Charge Michael E. Stansbury of the FBI Louisville Field Office, and Chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel of the Louisville Metro Police Department made the announcement.

On July 27, 2023, Ramontez Bell, 23, was sentenced to 5 years in prison, followed by 4 years of supervised release, for conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute 40 grams or more of a fentanyl mixture and a mixture of heroin, possessing with the intent to distribute a fentanyl mixture, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Bell was prohibited from possessing a firearm because he had previously been convicted of the following felony offense. On August 22, 2019, Bell was convicted in Jefferson Circuit Court of complicity to tampering with physical evidence.

Also on July 27, 2023, Duane Johnson, 33, was sentenced to 5 years in prison, followed by 4 years of supervised release, for conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute 40 grams or more of a fentanyl mixture and a mixture of heroin.

On November 2, 2023, Keidrick Grinstead, 33, was sentenced to 7 years in prison, followed by 4 years of supervised release, for conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute 40 grams or more of a fentanyl mixture and a mixture of heroin.

There is no parole in the federal system.

The FBI Louisville Field Office Safe Streets Task Force and LMPD investigated the case.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Frank Dahl.

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