A Warren man has been sentenced to 60 years in federal prison for selling heroin that resulted in the overdose death of a woman, as well as other crimes.

A jury earlier this year found John G. Simer, II, 40, guilty of all 13 counts he faced, including distribution of heroin that resulted in death, possession with intent to distribute heroin, possession with intent to distribute cocaine, being a felon in possession of firearms, using firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking, and being a felon in possession of body armor.

U.S. District Court Judge Christopher Boyko sentenced Simer to 55 years in prison, plus five years for having a firearm in relation to drug trafficking. That sentence must be served consecutively to the underlying prison sentence.

Simer sold heroin on March 20, 2017. A Warren woman ingested the heroin and fatally overdosed, according to court documents and trial testimony.

Police say they found Simer with heroin and cocaine on April 19, 2017, when police searched his residence. Authorities also found a Smith & Wesson .40-caliber pistol, 58 rounds of ammunition, and body armor on that day; despite previous convictions for aggravated robbery and firearms offenses that made it illegal for him to have a firearm or body armor, according to court documents and trial testimony.

"This defendant was a one-man crime wave," U.S. Attorney Justin Herdman said. "He sold heroin that killed a young mother and was found to have carfentanil, fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, firearms, ammunition, and body armor. Our community is safer with him locked up for decades."