PRESS RELEASE
May 1, 2008
London, Ky. —Jordan Randall Martin, 20, of Knoxville, Tenn., pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to distribute more than 100 kilograms of marijuana and as a result could receive up to 40 years in prison.
In the course of his guilty plea, Martin admitted that he drove two co-conspirators and over 96 pounds of marijuana to Middlesboro, Ky. on October 25, 2007. He also admitted that he helped store another 200 pounds of marijuana in Tennessee for later distribution there and in Kentucky. Martin was indicted in November, 2007.
James A. Zerhusen, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, and Robert L. Corso, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement Administration, jointly made the announcement today after Martin entered his guilty plea.
Martin is currently scheduled to appear for sentencing before United States District Judge Karen K. Caldwell in London, Ky. on August 13, 2008, at 11 a.m. Any sentence following conviction would be imposed by the court after consideration of the United States Sentencing Guidelines and the federal statute governing the imposition of sentences.