LEXINGTON – As court records previously showed, a Louisville man changed his plea in federal court last week, admitting he possessed a large amount of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute it in Eastern Kentucky.
Robert E. Pilgrim, 35, of Louisville, was rearraigned on February 18 and pleaded guilty to an amended charge of possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine, a Schedule II controlled substance, in Magoffin County on or about August 15, 2023.
According to the indictment, he faces a sentence of no less than 10 years and up to life in prison, a fine of up to $10 million, and at least five years of supervised release.
As part of the plea agreement, Pilgrim admitted to the following: “On or about August 15, 2023, in Magoffin County, law enforcement conducted a traffic stop of a vehicle occupied by the Defendant.
During a subsequent search of the vehicle, law enforcement located and seized fentanyl, cocaine, and over 50 grams of Defendant’s methamphetamine (mixture). The Defendant possessed these controlled substances and intended to distribute them in the Eastern District of Kentucky.”
Pilgrim is being held at the Woodford County Detention Center in the custody of the U.S. Marshals. His sentencing is set for June 11 at 10:30 a.m. in Lexington Federal Court.
The case began with a traffic stop by the Magoffin County Sheriff’s Department. Magoffin County Sheriff Bill Meade told Mortimer Media Group that the arrest created an immediate and positive ripple effect on the drug supply in Magoffin County and across Eastern Kentucky.
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