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Man learns punishment after 5 kilos of drug found at local rental property

Damien Lashawn Dennis (Warren County Prosecutor's Office)

WARREN COUNTY — A 41-year-old man has learned his punishment after five kilograms of drugs were found in his Warren County rental property.

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Damien Lashawn Dennis, of Cincinnati, was sentenced to 14 to 19 and a half years in prison, according to Warren County Prosecutor David P. Fornshell.

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Dennis previously pleaded guilty to trafficking in cocaine, trafficking in a fentanyl-related compound, and two counts of receiving stolen property.

The two trafficking charges have major drug offender specifications attached, according to Fornshell.

Dennis was arrested after driving a stolen vehicle with a stolen license plate in Mason on Nov. 4, 2024.

During the investigation, authorities executed a search warrant at his rental property in Mason and found 5 kilograms of illegal drugs.

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