U.S. Attorney Kenneth L. Parker | U.S. Department of Justice
A Dayton man has pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to charges related to methamphetamine and cocaine trafficking. Adrian White, 40, admitted his role in conspiring to possess with intent to distribute the drugs.
The plea agreement suggests a prison sentence of 15 to 25 years for White. According to court documents, he was involved in the distribution of approximately 15 kilograms of methamphetamine and 500 grams of cocaine between February 2023 and January 2024.
Authorities observed White transporting shoe boxes to and from a stash house on Crestmore Avenue in Dayton. During traffic stops, narcotics were discovered in orange Nike shoe boxes. In one instance, a stop for a window tint violation led to the discovery of over two kilograms of methamphetamine and 60 grams of cocaine.
Federal agents executed search warrants at the stash house and White's residence on Valerie Arms Drive. They found more than three kilograms of methamphetamine and an additional 72 grams of cocaine hidden throughout the house, along with an AK-47 style rifle near the front door and about $20,500 in cash.
White was indicted by a federal grand jury alongside two co-defendants in January 2024. Sonequa McGraw, 37, from Huber Heights, and William Bates, 36, from Trotwood have also pleaded guilty.
Kenneth L. Parker, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio; Orville O. Greene from the DEA; Dayton Police Chief Kamran Afzal; Springfield Police Chief Allison Elliott; and Clark County Sheriff Deb Burchett announced White's guilty plea before Senior U.S. District Judge Thomas M. Rose. Assistant United States Attorney Ryan A. Saunders is handling the case for the government.
This case is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) investigation aimed at disrupting high-level drug traffickers using a multi-agency approach that combines federal, state, and local law enforcement efforts against criminal networks.
