63-year-old man sentenced to 8 to 12 years in prison for drug sales – The Tribune

Staff report

A 63-year-old Ironton man faces 8 to 12 years in prison after being convicted of first-degree drug trafficking after selling methamphetamine to an undercover police officer.
On June 21, a jury convicted Miller of that charge, and on Wednesday, Lawrence County Magistrate Judge Andy Ballard handed down a prison sentence of eight to 12 years.
The case against Miller began in May 2023 during Project Bridge, an operation coordinated by the Lawrence Drug and Major Crime Task Force aimed at connecting people with substance abuse disorders to treatment and arresting those who traffic drug.
During the investigation, Ironton Police officers stopped a vehicle and located methamphetamine in an occupant of the vehicle.
The source of the methamphetamine was determined to be Jackie Miller.
Agents from the Task Force, Ironton Police Department and the Lawrence County Sheriff's Office worked together to complete a controlled purchase of approximately one ounce of methamphetamine from Miller.
Officers executed a search warrant at a residence where the controlled purchase took place. However, Miller had left before the search warrant was executed.
After the Lawrence County grand jury returned an indictment against Miller, he was arrested in Greenup County, Kentucky, on December 8, 2023, by members of the FADE Drug Task Force.