ASHLAND A recent guilty plea filed in the Eastern District of Kentucky has revealed that dope confiscated following a January 2020 rolling shootout has been linked to a large-scale drug ring.
John C. Knotts, who is accused in Ohio of shooting at police officers during a car chase that ended in Greenup County and of the January 2020 heist at a PNC Bank in Ashland, pleaded guilty June 25 in federal court to drug charges.
Knotts was accused of participating in a drug ring comprised of Jesse R. Baise, Keith Chaffins, Steven Lindsey, Joshua Gamble, Paul E. Hart and Amanda Cochran, who is accused of driving during the shootout.