COLUMBUS – A Chicago man was sentenced in federal court to 240 months in prison for having bulk amounts of narcotics at a Guernsey County hotel. The sentencing took place on Feb. 27, according to an announcement from the United States Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Ohio.
A federal jury convicted Kenneth D. Triplett, 38, of three narcotics offenses following a trial in May 2025. The crimes include possession with the intent to distribute fentanyl and heroin, cocaine, and cocaine base.
According to court documents and trial testimony, in April 2024, the Guernsey County Sheriff’s Office received a tip that Triplett was in the county to distribute drugs. Triplett had traveled to Guernsey County with distributable amounts of drugs after being in the Columbus area.
Within 12 hours of receiving the tip, law enforcement observed Triplett’s vehicle at a hotel in Cambridge, and arrested the defendant nearby. Triplett had an active full extradition warrant for his arrest from Minnesota, the announcement noted.
After arresting Triplett, officers searched his hotel room and discovered cocaine and more than 230 grams cocaine base, an open vacuum sealed bag of fentanyl mixed with heroin, and a digital scale.
This article originally appeared on The Daily Jeffersonian: Chicago man gets 20-year sentence in Guernsey County drug case
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