Michigan man sentenced in Johnson, Magoffin drug case

By Lilly Adkins

BSN Associate Editor

PIKEVILLE —A Detroit, Mich., man, Jayshawn Robinson, 30, was sentenced Friday in U.S. District Court at Pikeville by Judge Robert E. Wier to serve 185 months in prison for his involvement with a Johnson County man and two Magoffin County residents in a conspiracy to distribute heroin and 500 grams or more of methamphetamine.

Charles Chandler of Johnson County was sentenced in June to serve 90 months in prison, Cory Johnson of Magoffin County was sentenced to serve 46 months and Ashley Johnson, also of Magoffin County, was sentenced to serve 80 months.

A release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office said that on Aug. 12, 2021, a Johnson County sheriff’s deputy conducted a search of Chandler’s residence and seized over 500 grams of methamphetamine that Chandler had obtained from Robinson.

Robinson pleaded guilty to aggravated drug trafficking charges in March. According to his plea agreement, between April 2021, and Aug. 12, 2021, he had been regularly importing drugs into Johnson and Magoffin counties to supply drug dealers there, including Chandler.

Under federal law, the defendants must serve 85 percent of their prison sentences and will be under the supervision of the U.S. Probation Office upon their release from prison.

The investigation was conducted by the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office, Operation UNITE, and Kentucky State Police, the release said.