Story by Beaver County Radio Staff
(Pittsburgh, Pa.) A former Beaver Falls High School star athlete , 27-year-old Cadee Akins Jr of Beaver Falls has pleaded guilty and been sentenced in federal court to seven years of imprisonment and four years of supervised release on his convictions for violating federal narcotics laws.
United States District Judge Cathy Bissoon imposed the sentence last Friday. According to information presented to the court, Akins, Jr. conspired with his father, Cadee Akins, Sr., and others to possess with intent to distribute and distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine and 28 grams or more of cocaine base. The investigation revealed that from November 2017 to September 2020, the Akins Jr. supplied other drug dealers with cocaine or personally distributed crack to end users in Beaver Falls. During two controlled-buy operations, Akins jr. was recorded on audio and video distributing crack. Additionally, during a July 2019 traffic stop, law enforcement seized two kilograms of cocaine from the defendant’s father, who transported cocaine to individuals within the conspiracy using rental vehicles.

50-year-old Cadee Akins Sr. formerly of Monaca was sentenced in federal court, on July 14, 2022, to 15 years of imprisonment and 10 years of supervised release on his conviction of violating federal narcotics laws.