Ashtabula Man Sentenced to More Than 10 Years in Prison for Repeat Distribution of Drugs

U.S. Attorney Bridget M. Brennan announced that Rodney P. Taylor, 37, of Ashtabula, Ohio, was sentenced on Tuesday, January 4, 2022, by Judge Benita Y. Pearson to 124 months in prison after Taylor pleaded guilty to a drug conspiracy and possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine.

According to court documents, on September 4, 2018, investigators with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) observed Taylor delivering methamphetamine to a co-conspirator during a controlled drug buy operation.  Prior to this incident, Taylor had been previously convicted of participating in a drug trafficking conspiracy in the Northern District of Ohio in April of 2010.  At the time of the September offense, Taylor was on federal supervised release for this previous conviction.  

This case was investigated by the DEA and was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Brian S. Deckert.