Ohio Man & Kentucky Man Sentenced For Federal Drug Crimes

Wednesday, June 25, 2025, 6:30 A.M. ET. 2 Minute Read, By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,

COVINGTON, KY.- A 58-year-old Maysville, Kentucky, man, and a 37-year-old Aberdeen, Ohio, man will be spending decades in federal prison after being sentenced on Monday for distributing large quantities of methamphetamine throughout the Maysville, Kentucky, area.

     According to U.S. Attorney Paul McCaffrey, on Monday, June 23, 2025, Gary Cunningham, 37, of Aberdeen, Ohio, and Frederick Overly, III, 58, of Maysville, Kentucky, appeared in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky and were sentenced by Chief U.S. District Court Judge David Bunning for their roles in a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy.

Judge Bunning Sentences Both Men

     Judge Bunning sentenced Cunningham to 268 months in federal prison, to be followed by ten years of supervised release for his conviction of one count of Conspiracy to Distribute 50 Grams or More of Methamphetamine; eight counts of Distribution of 5 Grams or More of Methamphetamine; and one count of Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine.

     Additionally, Judge Bunning sentenced Overly to 120 months in federal prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release for his conviction of one count of Conspiracy to Distribute 50 Grams or More of Methamphetamine; and eight counts of Distribution of 5 Grams or More of Methamphetamine.

According To Evidence And Testimony Presented At Trial

     According to evidence and testimony presented at trial, during a drug investigation, law enforcement Investigators identified Overly as a methamphetamine distributor, and utilized a confidential informant to make eight controlled purchases from Overly. Each controlled purchase was arranged by the informant calling Overly, who, in turn, indicated that he would need to get the methamphetamine from his supplier, Cunningham.

     During each transaction, Cunningham sold Overly the methamphetamine that Overly subsequently sold to the confidential informant.

     In handing down the sentence, Judge Bunning noted Cunningham’s prior criminal history, including convictions for three counts of first-degree trafficking of a controlled substance in Mason County Circuit Court in 2013 and second-degree robbery in Mason County Circuit Court in 2014. At the time of the commission of the instant offenses, Cunningham was serving a term of probation for possession of methamphetamine.