An Ohio man was sentenced to 17 years in prison for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy while he was on parole.
On Jan. 5, 39-year-old Deion Thompson of Cleveland was sentenced to 15 years in prison for drug trafficking related charges.
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Thompson pleased guiling to the following charges in July 2025:
- Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute Controlled Substances
- Possession with Intent to Distribute Controlled Substances charges.
In addition to the sentence for the drug charges, Thompson was also sentenced to serve two years of imprisonment for violating the conditions of his federal supervised release.
He had been serving parole as a result of a 2014 conviction for Possession with intent to Distribute Heroin…