Georgetown man sentenced in meth trafficking case
A Georgetown man was sentenced last week to a minimum of two years in prison after pleading guilty to a felony charge stemming from a large-scale drug trafficking investigation in Brown County.
As previously reported by the Brown County Sheriff’s Office, seven individuals were indicted in March after a seven-month-long investigation into a drug trafficking organization allegedly responsible for bringing pounds of methamphetamine from Dayton to the Brown County area. The investigation was a collaborative effort involving the Brown County Drug & Major Crimes Task Force, Brown County Sheriff’s Office, Ohio State Highway Patrol, Mount Orab Police Department, Ripley Police Department, Dayton DEA and the Dayton Police Department.
Richard Sherman, 50, of Georgetown was indicted on several felony charges, including engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity, a first-degree felony, trafficking in drugs and possession of drugs, both second-degree felonies; and possession of cocaine, a fifth-degree felony. According to court records, Sherman pleaded guilty to aggravated trafficking in drugs, with the remaining charges dismissed, on June 29.
The indictment alleged that on or about Dec. 1, 2022, Sherman “did knowingly prepare prepare for shipment, ship, transport, deliver, prepare for distribution or distribute” methamphetamine while knowing or having “reasonable cause to believe” the drugs were “intended for sale or resale by the offender or another person.” The weight of the meth equaled or exceeded five times bulk amount but was less than 50 times bulk amount, the indictment alleged.
Brown County Common Pleas Court Judge Scott Gusweiler sentenced Sherman to at least two years in prison, with a possibility for up to three years under the Reagan Tokes Law. Sherman had 113 days of jail time credit.
Sherman is the third of the seven individuals accused in the drug trafficking operation to be sentenced for aggravated trafficking in drugs. Jessica Jones of Mount Orab was sentenced in May to a minimum of four years (maximum of six years), while Donald Sherman of Georgetown was sentenced to a minimum of two years (maximum of three years), also in May.
Cases are still pending against the other four defendants.