Cleveland Man Sentenced to Nearly 14 Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Sell Fentanyl and Meth

CLEVELAND - A Cleveland man has been sentenced to prison for taking part in a drug conspiracy that distributed fentanyl and methamphetamine throughout Northeast Ohio.

Davion Shepherd, 31, was sentenced to 167 months (approximately 14 years) in prison by U.S. District Judge Christopher A. Boyko after pleading guilty to the following charges:

• One count of Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute Controlled Substances
• Three counts of Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance

Shepherd was also ordered to serve four years of supervised release after imprisonment.

According to court documents, from about Jan. 3-Feb 16, 2023, Shepherd and others intentionally conspired to distribute 10 grams or more of a mixture containing fluorofentanyl, a Schedule I controlled substance and 40 grams or more of a mixture containing fentanyl, a Schedule II controlled substance. Among the items that federal agents seized during a search warrant execution in Shepherd's residence were 608.95 grams of a fentanyl analogue and 34.13 grams of methamphetamine.

Co-defendant Jerome A. Brown, 31, of Twinsburg, Ohio, pleaded guilty to his lesser role in the conspiracy and was sentenced to 27 months in prison and ordered to serve four years of supervised release after imprisonment.

This case was investigated by the Southeast Area Law Enforcement Task Force and the FBI Cleveland Division.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Payum Doroodian for the Northern District of Ohio.