Seven men sentenced for role in methamphetamine operation

CINCINNATI — The seventh and final person involved with a “national narcotics conspiracy” has been sentenced to almost eight years in prison, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Ohio.

What You Need To Know

  • Seven men have been handed sentences for their roles in a methamphetamine operation
  • The U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Ohio states that these individuals brought more than 100 pounds of the drug to the Cincinnati area from California
  • The men had been indicted back in March of 2023

“According to court documents, from at least July 2018 until March 2023, Juan-Jose Carrillo, 32, of Compton, California, and the six other defendants were responsible for the distribution of more than 100 pounds of methamphetamine from California into and throughout the Cincinnati area,” the release reads. “The methamphetamine supplier was connected to the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG). The defendants charged represent both high-level suppliers and local-level drug distributors.”

The other individuals and their sentences are as follows:

  • Franklin Johnson: 156 months
  • Gerald Jeter, Jr.: 132 months
  • Anthony Clardy II: 104 months
  • Dre’Quan Christopher: 102 months
  • Robert Day: 72 months
  • Tyrone Jordan: 36 months

A federal grand jury had indicted the men back in March of 2023…

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