PIKEVILLE, Ky. — A former doctor and nurse who practiced in Pike and Floyd counties have been found guilty of federal charges related to a conspiracy to illegally distribute drugs, following a seven-day trial.

Former doctor Crystal Compton, 43, of Pikeville, was based in Pikeville and has been affiliated with Eastern Kentucky Medical Group, Betsy Layne Primary Care and The Good Doctor. Kayla Lambert, 36, of Regina, was a registered nurse working in her practices. They were indicted in April of 2022.

Both were found guilty of conspiracy to unlawfully distribute drugs and conspiracy to use the DEA registration of another person. Those charges carry maximum sentences of four years.

Compton was also found guilty of 35 counts of unlawfully distributing Schedule IV drugs such as oxycodone, hydrocodone and methadone, as well as nine counts of unlawfully distributing Schedule II drugs such as Xanax, Klonopin, Soma and Ambien. The Schedule II charges carry a sentence of up to 20 years in prison, while the Schedule IV charges are punishable by up to five years.

Lambert was found not guilty of four counts of actually using another person’s DEA registration.

The women were taken into custody following the trial and are scheduled to be sentenced Jan. 30.