Ki'shon Sims was indicted in October on an assortment of first- and second-degree felony charges related to the drug trafficking operation. Two of the counts included specifications labeling him a major drug offender, a designation that called for the maximum possible penalties upon conviction.
As part of a negotiated plea deal with prosecutors, Sims appeared before Allen County Common Pleas Court Judge Terri Kohlrieser on Wednesday and entered pleas of guilty to the aggravated trafficking of drugs, possession of cocaine and engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity.
All are first-degree felonies, and two included the MDO specifications. Two felony counts of aggravated possession of drugs were dismissed by prosecutors as part of the plea deal.
Postal Service to facilitate drug transactions. A package intercepted by investigators, after a federal warrant was obtained, contained nearly three pounds meth that were to be delivered to an address on South Woodlawn Avenue in Lima. Sims was alleged to have been the sender of the package.
A search of that residence turned up more than grams of cocaine and a large quantity of meth, the prosecutor said. Defense attorney Anthony VanNoy called Sims "somewhat of an enigma," stating that the soft-spoken, polite Lima man was "one of the most pleasant people" he has ever represented.
