OTR trucker sentenced to over 30 years for hauling drugs from southern border to Kentucky

A Kentucky-based truck driver was recently sentenced to decades in federal prison for trafficking fentanyl and cocaine.

On June 10 2026, Neal Scott Stone, 50, was sentenced to 31.5 years in federal prison to be followed by 10 years of supervised release. He was also ordered to pay a $40,000 fine.

Stone was convicted following a jury trial in September 2025 on multiple fentanyl and cocaine trafficking offenses.

According to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Stone conspired with Keely Logsdon, 42, and others to distribute over 400 grams of fentanyl and a quantity of cocaine. Stone and Logsdon are accused of  distributing cocaine and/or fentanyl on eight separate occasions.

Official say that between August of 2022 and June of 2023, Stone worked an over-the-road truck driver, “who obtained cocaine and fentanyl from the southwest border of the United States and Mexico and transported the substances back to the Bardstown area for distribution.”

Stone received increased penalties due to previous drug felony convictions in 2008 and 2015.

Logsdon was sentenced to 10 years, followed by 6 years of supervised release.

United States Attorney Kyle Bumgarner stated, “Neal Stone has lived a life of crime, with a callous disregard for his community. Despite the opportunity to learn from three prior federal drug trafficking convictions, Stone directly transported significant quantities of fentanyl and cocaine from the Mexican border into Bardstown, Kentucky. There’s no telling how many lethal doses of deadly poison he ultimately brought into our Commonwealth. At 50 years old, this 31 1/2-year sentence in the federal penitentiary all but assures Stone will never harm Kentuckians again. I am proud of the investigative work by first class DEA Agents, and the prosecutorial effort of AUSA Frank Dahl, who are at the forefront of fighting the narcotics epidemic plaguing our state.”

“Drug traffickers like Stone and Logsdon have no regard for human life and should expect nothing less than to feel the full weight of our justice system for their crimes,” said Special Agent in Charge Jim Scott, head of DEA’s Louisville Field Division. “I’m very proud of the work done by our special agents and all our law enforcement partners to ensure these individuals are put away for a very long time.”

Agencies assisting in the investigation include the DEA, FBI, the Greater Hardin County Narcotics Task Force, the Nelson County Sheriff’s Office, IRS Criminal Investigation, the Kentucky State Police, the Louisville Metro Police Department, and the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.