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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.
ASHLAND A man implicated in a federal drug conspiracy rejected a plea offer at the last minute Wednesday, according to court records.
Joshua Gamble was set to plead guilty to his part in an alleged speed and smack trafficking ring involving Jesse R. Baise, Keith Chaffins, Steven Lindsey, Paul E. Hart, John Knotts and Amanda Cochran.
So far, all but Cochran and Gamble have pleaded guilty to their parts in the ring.
On Wednesday, Gamble appeared in federal court in Ashland to enter a guilty plea, but court records show Gamble changed his mind and declined to go through with it. Since the case may proceed to trial, the U.S. Attorneys moved to have Gamble s attorney, Sebastian Joy, removed from the case on the basis that a witness in the case is being represented by the attorney in state court.
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.