Indictment — United States v. Conley (Dkt. 1, E.D. Ky.)

Summary

An indictment in United States v. Robert Dale Conley and Tiffany Helton, Case 6:26-cr-00020-REW-HAI, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, Southern Division at London, filed January 22, 2026 as Doc #: 1. Count 1 charges that from on or about December 12, 2025 through on or about January 12, 2026, in Pulaski County, the defendants conspired to distribute 50 grams or more of a mixture containing methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846. It gives notice of Conley's prior state drug trafficking convictions, and the penalties page lists not less than 5 years nor more than 40 years for Counts 1-3.

Summary drafted by a model from the document's text below and checked by script against that text before publication. It is a navigation aid, not a reading of what the document proves. Where AI is used

Record facts

Full text

Text recognized from a scanned document; may contain errors.

Case: 6:26-cr-00020-REW-HAI Doc#:1_ Filed: 01/22/26 Page: 1 of 4 - Page ID#:
                                      23

                     UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
                     EASTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY
                            SOUTHERN DIVISION
                                   LONDON

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

                                                            fF                 we
V.                                     INDICTMENT No, (2. dlee-Cr- 20- (LEW

ROBERT DALE CONLEY and
TIFFANY HELTON

                                  kK ek ek e

THE GRAND JURY CHARGES:

                                   COUNT 1
                                 21 U.S.C. § 846

      On or about December 12, 2025, and continuing through on or about January 12,

2026, in Pulaski County, in the Eastern District of Kentucky, and elsewhere,

                         ROBERT DALE CONLEY and
                              TIFFANY HELTON

did conspire with each other and others to knowingly and intentionally distribute 50 grams

or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine, a

Schedule II controlled substance, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), all in violation of

21 U.S.C. § 846.

      Before ROBERT DALE CONLEY committed the offense charged in this count,

ROBERT DALE CONLEY had a final conviction for a serious drug felony, namely, 2021

convictions under Kentucky Revised Statute § 218A.1412, for trafficking in a controlled

Case: 6:26-cr-00020-REW-HAI Doc#:1_ Filed: 01/22/26 Page: 2 of 4 - Page ID#:
24

substance, first degree, for which he served more than 12 months of imprisonment and for

which he was released from serving any term of imprisonment related to that offense within
15 years of the commencement of the instant offense.

COUNT 2
21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1)

On or about December 12, 2025, in Pulaski County, in the Eastern District of

Kentucky,

ROBERT DALE CONLEY
did knowingly and intentionally distribute 50 grams or more of a mixture or substance
containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine, a Schedule II controlled substance,
all in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1).

Before ROBERT DALE CONLEY committed the offense charged in this count,
ROBERT DALE CONLEY had a final conviction for a serious drug felony, namely, 2021
convictions under Kentucky Revised Statute § 218A.1412, for trafficking in a controlled
substance, first degree, for which he served more than 12 months of imprisonment and for
which he was released from serving any term of imprisonment related to that offense within

15 years of the commencement of the instant offense.

COUNT 3
21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1)

On or about January 12, 2026, in Pulaski County, in the Eastern District of
Kentucky,
TIFFANY HELTON

did knowingly and intentionally distribute 50 grams or more of a mixture or substance

Case: 6:26-cr-00020-REW-HAI Doc#:1_ Filed: 01/22/26 Page: 3 of 4 - Page ID#:
25

containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine, a Schedule !I controlled substance,

all in violation of 2] U.S.C. § 841(a)(1).

A TRUE BILL

ES ATTORNEY


Case: 6:26-cr-00020-REW-HAI Doc#:1_ Filed: 01/22/26 Page: 4 of 4 - Page ID#:
26

PENALTIES

COUNTS 1-3: Not less than 5 years nor more than 40 years imprisonment, a fine of not
more than $5,000,000, and at least 4 years supervised release.

If Prior Serious Drug Felony or Serious Violent Felony Conviction: Not less
than 10 years nor more than life imprisonment, not more than a $8,000,000 fine,
and at least 8 years supervised release.

PLUS: Mandatory special assessment of $100 per count.

PLUS: Restitution, if applicable.

File and source

File

gov.uscourts.kyed.110935.1.0.pdf

Size

349,399 bytes

SHA-256

4d35266ab1783440a71a6204e298524c135a1274cf007a255943a612064c9de2

Our copy

gov.uscourts.kyed.110935.1.0.pdf

Original

archive.org