Franklin County man sentenced to prison

March 17, 2018 By Leave a Comment

A 41-year-old Benton man has been sentenced to nearly 20 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute meth.

Kevin W. Shuman was sentenced March 14 to 235 months in prison and he pleaded guilty to a one-count indictment charging conspiracy to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine, according to a press release issued by U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois Donald S. Boyce.

 Shuman also will serve four years of mandatory supervised release after his prison time. The indictment against Shuman alleged that between December 2015 and March 2017, in Franklin and Williamson counties, he conspired with others to distribute ice, which is meth that has a purity level of at least 80 percent. According to the press release, it was found at sentencing that Shuman was responsible for the distribution of more than 4 kilograms of meth.
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