Feb 9, 2021
Feb 9, 2021
LONDONÂ â A Corbin man, John Helton, was sentenced to 22 years in federal prison on Tuesday, by U.S. District Judge Claria Horn Boom, after previously being convicted of armed methamphetamine trafficking and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
The evidence at trial established that, on June 9, 2019, deputies with the Knox and Laurel County Sheriffâs Offices searched the residence that Helton shared with his wife, Anita, seizing over 300 grams of crystal methamphetamine and four firearms, including three that were loaded.
Helton then directed his wife to go to his motherâs residence, to get money to bond him out of jail.