A 49-year-old father and his 30-year-old son are both going to prison after federal officials say they ran a drug ring out of a luxury Pendleton apartment that “is a major source of illegal narcotics in Cincinnati,” according to federal court documents.
Stephen Wheeler was sentenced to 15 years in prison on June 20. Romello Wheeler, Stephen’s son, was sentenced to 12 years, six months in prison on April 17.
According to federal court documents, the DEA has been investigating the Wheelers and other alleged co-conspirators since 2022. DEA agents identified Stephen as the head of the drug rung, while Romello was the primary distributor, documents say…