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PRESS RELEASE

May 5, 2008

London, Ky. —William F. Cody, 48, of Viper, Ky. was sentenced to 66 months in prison for distrubution of crack cocaine by United States District Court Judge Karen K. Caldwell.

In January of 2008, Cody pleaded guilty to the charges and admitted that he did knowingly and intentionally distribute five grams or more of crack cocaine.

Under federal law, Cody must serve 85 percent of his prison sentence and upon release will be under the supervision of the United States Probation Office for 4 years.

James A. Zerhusen, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, Robert L. Corso, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement Administration and Rodney Brewer, Commissioner, Kentucky State Police, jointly made the announcement today after the sentencing.

The investigation was conducted by the DEA & KSP. The United States was represented by Assistant United States Attorney Gregory A. Ousley.