London, Ky. —Henry Shell, age 36, of Manchester, Kentucky, pleaded guilty on January 22, 2008, to conspiring to distribute and distributing cocaine, carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime, and being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm before United States District Court Judge Danny C. Reeves after being indicted in April of 2007.

In the course of his guilty plea, Shell admitted to conspiring to possess with intent to distribute cocaine, carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime, and being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm.

James A. Zerhusen, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, and Tracy A. Reinhold, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, jointly made the announcement after Shell entered his guilty plea.

The investigation was conducted by Federal Bureau of Investigation. The United States was represented in the case by Assistant United States Attorney Stephen C. Smith.

Shell is currently scheduled to appear for sentencing in United States District Court in London, Ky., on May 5, 2008, at 10:00 a.m. Shell faces a maximum prison sentence of 20 years in prison. However, any sentence following conviction would be imposed by the court after consideration of the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and the federal statute governing the imposition of a sentence.

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