Ashland, KY (WMDJ) - A Floyd County man accused of multiple drug and firearm offenses has reached a plea agreement in federal court that could send him to prison for at least 15 years.

35-year-old Justin K. Bryant, of Martin, is charged with possession of methamphetamine and fentanyl with the intent to distribute, possession of meth with intent to distribute, using a gun in a drug trafficking crime, and being a felon in possession of a firearm.

The charges stem from two separate arrests. In December 2023, a Floyd County sheriff’s deputy stopped Bryant for having an expired registration. Deputies said that when he stepped out of the vehicle, a bag of white powder fell from his pants. A search reportedly turned up 23 grams of methamphetamine, 6 grams of fentanyl, cash, paraphernalia, and a loaded 9mm pistol.

Then, on March 1, Bryant was arrested again after approaching a roadblock on Old Allen–Banner Road. Troopers said he tried to turn around to avoid it and threw meth in an officer’s face before being taken into custody. Investigators said they recovered 96 grams of methamphetamine at the scene.

Bryant originally faced a potential life sentence on the second drug charge, along with additional time for using a firearm in a drug crime. However, he has accepted a plea deal that would see him plead guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute and one count of using a firearm in a drug trafficking crime.

Under the terms of the binding plea agreement, he would serve between 180 and 225 months, the equivalent of 15 to 18 years in federal prison. A hearing to change his plea is scheduled for Tuesday in Ashland federal court.