PAINTSVILLE, Ky. (WMDJ) — A Johnson County man has been sentenced to five years in prison after being convicted of trafficking methamphetamine.

Darren Davis was sentenced in Johnson Circuit Court following a Kentucky State Police Drug Enforcement and Special Investigations investigation that found he sold methamphetamine to a cooperating witness during a controlled operation targeting his drug trafficking activities.

Davis was convicted of first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance involving more than two grams of methamphetamine, a Class C felony under Kentucky law.

The investigation was conducted by the Kentucky State Police Drug Enforcement and Special Investigations unit.