A Dayton man has admitted guilt in a significant drug trafficking case involving methamphetamine and cocaine. Adrian White, aged 40, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to charges of conspiring to possess with intent to distribute the illegal substances.
The plea agreement suggests a sentence ranging from 15 to 25 years in prison for White's role as the leader of a local drug trafficking organization. Court documents reveal that between February 2023 and January 2024, White was responsible for distributing approximately 15 kilograms of methamphetamine and 500 grams of cocaine.
White was observed transporting drugs using shoe boxes from a stash house on Crestmore Avenue in Dayton. In January 2024, during a traffic stop for a window tint violation, law enforcement found more than two kilograms of methamphetamine and 60 grams of cocaine inside his vehicle.
Further investigations led agents to execute federal search warrants at both the stash house and White's residence on Valerie Arms Drive. These searches uncovered over three kilograms of methamphetamine and an additional 72 grams of cocaine stored in various locations throughout the house. An AK-47 style rifle was found near the front door along with approximately $20,500 in cash.
In January 2024, a federal grand jury indicted White alongside co-defendants Sonequa McGraw and William Bates. Both McGraw, aged 37 from Huber Heights, and Bates, aged 36 from Trotwood, have also entered guilty pleas and are awaiting sentencing.
Kenneth L. Parker, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio; Orville O. Greene, Special Agent in Charge at the DEA's Detroit Division; Dayton Police Chief Kamran Afzal; Springfield Police Chief Allison Elliott; and Clark County Sheriff Deb Burchett jointly announced the guilty plea before Senior U.S. District Judge Thomas M. Rose. Assistant United States Attorney Ryan A. Saunders is prosecuting this case on behalf of the government.
This prosecution forms part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) investigation aimed at dismantling high-level drug traffickers through coordinated efforts among federal, state, and local agencies.