Paducah man faces 20-year sentence for meth trafficking

A Paducah man pleaded guilty and agreed to a 20-year sentence in a methamphetamine distribution investigation.

According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Kentucky, on April 20, 39-year-old Antonio D. Jackson pleaded guilty to a four-count federal indictment charging him with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and distributing meth with a co-defendant.

The investigation against Jackson started in March 2024. Investigators seized a package containing around 4 kilograms of meth in Louisville, addressed to a Mayfield residence associated with Jackson.

Postal Service employees also verified that other shipments were made to the same address in the same time frame.

Authorities said Jackson supplied co-defendant Ivy S. Daniels with around 210 grams of meth on April 14, and 211 grams on April 16. Both quantities of meth were sold to investigators, who then arrested Jackson.

Sentencing is set for July 10, when a federal district court judge will decide before sentencing whether to accept the plea agreement. There is no parole in the federal system.

The coordinated investigation of the case involved the DEA, Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, the U.S. Postal Inspector's office, along with the Graves and McCracken County Sheriff's offices.