Auburn Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking
April 16, 2026 by Staff Report

The Auburn Township man charged in a drug trafficking case pleaded guilty March 31 in Geauga County Court of Common Pleas.

The Auburn Township man charged in a drug trafficking case pleaded guilty March 31 in Geauga County Court of Common Pleas. Alexander Jeffers, 31, was arrested last September after law enforcement raided his trailer and seized powder cocaine, multiple firearms, digital scales, cash and miscellaneous drug trafficking paraphernalia. He was originally charged with first-degree felony counts of trafficking in cocaine and possession of cocaine, along with a fifth-degree felony count of possessing criminal tools. He initially pleaded not guilty to the charges in January. Jeffers later pleaded guilty to trafficking, as well as the forfeiture of $450 and a Springfield...