Richmond Man Convicted of Methamphetamine Trafficking and Illegal Possession of a Firearm

After less than two hours of deliberation, following a four-day trial, the jury convicted 35-year old Lavone Dixon of both charges.

Dixon was indicted in January 2020.  His co-defendant, Tiffany Thompson, is awaiting a separate trial.  According to the testimony at trial, on September 17, 2019, Dixon traveled to Dayton, Ohio, to pick up over three ounces of crystal methamphetamine for distribution, and was arrested in Grant County, Kentucky while in route to Richmond with the methamphetamine.  Agents executed a search warrant on Dixon’s residence, on September 22, 2019, and located three firearms concealed in the residence.  Dixon was a convicted felon at the time of these offenses and was not permitted to legally possess firearms.  The testimony also indicated that Dixon had traveled to Dayton for methamphetamine and heroin, multiple times, and distributed those drugs in the Richmond area           

Carlton S. Shier, IV, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, and Shawn Morrow, Special Agent in Charge, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, jointly announced the verdict.

The investigation was conducted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the AHIDTA Richmond Task Force, the AHIDTA Mount Sterling Task Force, Miami Valley Bulk Smuggling Task Force, and the Kentucky State Police.  The United States was represented in the case by Assistant U.S. Attorney Tony Bracke. 

Dixon will appear for sentencing on September 7, 2021.  He faces up to life in prison.  However, the Court must consider the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and the applicable federal sentencing statutes before imposing a sentence.