PIKEVILLE, Ky. — Bobby Roy Justice, 67, of Dandridge, Tennessee,
and formerly of Pikeville, was sentenced yesterday to 10 years in federal
prison, by Chief United States District Judge Karen K. Caldwell, for conspiring
to distribute oxycodone pills. Justice
was also ordered to pay a $60,000 fine.
A federal investigation into Justice revealed that, over a
five-year period, Justice imported over 90,000 oxycodone pills, from suppliers
in Florida, to the Pike County area for distribution. During one of the trips, the Kentucky State
Police found Justice in possession of hundreds of pills and a firearm. Justice also used others to distribute pills
on his behalf. Justice pled guilty to
the charges against him in May of 2018.
Prior to his indictment, Justice was serving as a constable
in Dandridge, Tennessee. He has since
resigned that post.
Under federal law, Justice must serve 85 percent of his
prison sentence, and, upon release, will be under the supervision of the United
States Probation Office for three years.
Robert M. Duncan, Jr., United States Attorney for the
Eastern District of Kentucky; Chris Evans, Special Agent in Charge, Drug
Enforcement Administration; Amy Hess, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI;
Richard Sanders, Kentucky State Police Commissioner, Derrick House, Chief of
the London Police Department; and Carson Williams, Chief of the Dandridge
Police Department jointly made the announcement. The United States was represented by
Assistant United States Attorney Andrew H. Trimble.
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