An Avon Lake resident has been sentenced to more than 24 years in prison for his role as the leader of a drug trafficking organization that spanned communities across Northeast Ohio.
Jerone Tate, 38, of Westlake, was sentenced to 292 months in prison by U.S. District Judge John R. Adams after pleading guilty to multiple offenses related to the distribution of deadly controlled substances, including fentanyl and cocaine, according to the Northern District of Ohio’s U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Following his imprisonment, Tate has also been sentenced to five years of supervised release…