'Shocking, disturbing.' Judge sends frat brothers, partner to prison over UK drug scheme
A judge denied probation and sentenced three Lexington men Friday to prison for their roles in the robbery and assault of a "mule" hired to transport marijuana from Colorado to Kentucky.
The victim was forced to strip naked, made to snort a Xanax pill, and was robbed and beaten at gunpoint in the south Lexington house of Ethan Hatfield, son of Chevrolet dealer Rod Hatfield.
Zachary Costin, 22, was sentenced to seven years in prison after pleading guilty to amended charges of felony theft, conspiracy to trafficking in marijuana, unlawful imprisonment and misdemeanor assault.
Ethan Hatfield, 21, and John Nathaniel “Porky” Cooper, 37, were each sentenced to five years in prison on amended charges of felony theft, unlawful imprisonment and misdemeanor assault.
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