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Darke County heroin conspirator sentenced to prison
DAYTON — The final conspirator of a Darke County heroin ring was sentenced to six years in federal prison Thursday, March 25.
U.S. District Senior Judge Walter H. Rice sentenced Patrick Antwan Matthews to 60 months in prison on one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime. His one-year sentence on a single count of conspiracy to distribute heroin will be served consecutively.
Matthews, 25, of Dayton, pleaded guilty to the charges Nov. 10. His two co-defendants, a Greenville couple, have already pleaded guilty to the same charges. Aaron James Miracle, 21, was sentenced Dec. 18 to two consecutive prison terms of 60 months each, for a total of 120 months. Miracle’s wife, Melissa Marie Yagle-Miracle, 24, was sentenced on March 18, to 120 months imprisonment.
The conspiracy, which occurred between October 2008 and February 2009, became the subject of a Darke County Drug Task Force (DCDTF) investigation. During the investigation, DCDTF, on eleven occasions, purchased heroin from one or more of the conspirators at the Miracles’ residence at 1337 N. Chippewa Drive, Greenville, according to the statement of facts filed in court.
The trio purchased heroin from a supply source in Dayton and sold about 150 grams of the heroin to various customers who came to the Chippewa Drive address. On February 20, 2009, law enforcement investigators executed a search warrant at the Greenville residence. They discovered heroin and numerous firearms, including a Smith and Wesson .40-caliber handgun which was possessed and used in furtherance of the drug trafficking conspiracy, according to the statement of facts.
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