Hopkinsville man sentenced in federal court on drug charges

A Hopkinsville man was sentenced this week to federal prison for conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl while on federal supervision from a previous federal conviction. 

According to court documents, 43-year-old Daniel Major was sentenced on Thursday to 11 years and 8 months in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release, for one count conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and one count of conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute fentanyl. 

Major received an additional sentence of 2 years and 9 months for violating his federal supervision on a previous conviction. There is no parole in the federal system.

The case was investigated by the DEA Paducah Post of Duty, with assistance from the Christian County Sheriff’s Office and the Hopkinsville Police Department.

The U.S. Attorney’s Paducah Branch Office prosecuted the case.