Man sentenced for conspiracy to distribute oxycodone in Madison County

An Irvine man, Chad Newman, 40, was sentenced to 87 months in prison, by U.S. District Judge Robert E. Wier, for conspiracy to distribute oxycodone. 

According to his plea agreement, from January 1, 2019, until April 11, 2023, Newman conspired with others to distribute oxycodone pills in Madison, Estill, Laurel, Clay, and Knox Counties.  During this time frame, Newman obtained oxycodone 30 mg pills from a source of supply in Louisville, which he would then sell to mid-and lower-level drug traffickers and drug users throughout Southeast Kentucky. 

Under federal law, Newman must serve 85 percent of his prison sentence.  Upon his release from prison, he will be under the supervision of the U.S. Probation Office for three years. 

Carlton S. Shier, IV, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky; Jim Scott, Special Agent in Charge of the DEA Louisville Field Division; Col. Phillip Burnett, Commissioner, Kentucky State Police; and Sheriff Chris Flynn, Estill Count Sheriff’s Office, jointly announced the sentence.

The investigation was conducted by DEA, KSP, Madison County Drug Task Force, and Estill County Sheriff’s Office.  Assistant U.S. Attorney Sam Dotson prosecuted the case on behalf of the United States.