Overview
- A Lexington federal grand jury indicted Brian Phillip Epperson, 44, on two counts of distributing methamphetamine resulting in death tied to Reacheal Dawson and Kristen Morris.
- Each federal count carries a minimum sentence of life in prison if he is convicted, and he is now in federal custody at the Clark County Detention Center.
- Epperson previously faced Powell County charges in the Morris case, including murder, possession of methamphetamine, and tampering with physical evidence, with an arraignment in September.
- Investigators cite identical drug capsules found in both cases, rental records for an Airbnb in Stanton and a Red Roof Inn in Winchester, and toxicology findings of 14,000 ng/mL methamphetamine in Dawson and 57,000 ng/mL in Morris.
- Police say he is a suspect in a separate November 2024 overdose in Lexington that remains under investigation, while victims’ families urge the harshest penalties and fear additional victims.