Harrison Twp. man found with 26 pounds of drugs sentenced

The Harrison Twp. man arrested in 2017 with six pounds of fentanyl and connected to raids that netted 20 more pounds of drugs and six handguns recently was sentenced in Dayton’s U.S. District Court.

Kevin R. Tincher, 41, received a 10-year prison term after pleading guilty to distributing methamphetamine, cocaine and heroin. Two other counts were dismissed as part of a plea deal.

Tincher earned nearly two years of jail-time credit since being arrested Feb. 10, 2017, with fentanyl during a traffic stop in Huber Heights.

RELATED: Task force traffic stop bust part of long-term investigation

Further investigation by the Miami Valley Bulk Smuggling Task Force revealed vehicles that had been at an auto body shop on Valley Street had compartments where illegal drugs and $50,000 in drug proceeds were found, according to court documents.

Search warrants were obtained for Tincher’s Harrison Twp. home and the Valley Street business. Law enforcement seized from the two locations more than $21,000 in cash, six handguns, various ammunition plus drug paraphernalia.

During a February 2017 press conference that displayed edible marijuana, fentanyl, meth and cocaine, then-Montgomery County Sheriff Phil Plummer said: “Hopefully (Tincher) gets the time he deserves.”

MORE: Read other stories from Mark Gokavi

Plummer said the drugs had come via a Mexican organization and court documents indicated Tincher had been selling drugs in Harrison and Jefferson townships.

Tincher’s criminal history includes Montgomery County Common Pleas Court cases for aggravated possession of drugs and tampering with evidence, a Kentucky drug case and a previous federal case in Dayton.

Tincher was released from federal prison on Christmas Eve 2015 after he had been sentenced to nine years for distributing oxycodone and cocaine, being a felon in possession and dealing firearms without a license stemming from late 2007 and early 2008.

SOCIAL MEDIA: Follow Mark Gokavi on Twitter or Facebook

DOWNLOAD OUR FREE MOBILE APPS

About the Author