A man from Akron, Ohio, has been sentenced to over 10 years in prison for his involvement in a drug conspiracy that supplied methamphetamine and fentanyl throughout Summit County. Ernest Shropshire, 38, received a sentence of 121 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl, distribution of methamphetamine and fentanyl, and distribution of fentanyl. U.S. District Judge John R. Adams also ordered Shropshire to serve five years of supervised release following his imprisonment.
Court documents show that between April 1 and August 28, 2023, Shropshire acted as a supplier by placing drugs in a garbage can behind his home and informing buyers where they could retrieve them. One buyer was Calvin Roberts, 42, who would then sell the drugs to Andrew Corbin, 36—his neighbor living nearby. Both men sold the drugs out of their homes. The network used several co-conspirators to further distribute the substances around Summit County.
Roberts, Corbin, and Phillip August, 57—all from Akron—had previously pleaded guilty and were sentenced for their roles in the same drug conspiracy.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) led the investigation into this case.
“This case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Joseph P. Dangelo for the Northern District of Ohio.”
