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The man who supplied the heroin that killed 16 year-old Andrew Frye in a Green hotel room has been sentenced for heroin possession.

59 year-old Donald Callaghan, the boyfriend of Andrew's grandmother Brenda, will spend six months in the Glenwood Jail and two years under community control.

Brenda Frye tried to buy heroin from Callaghan, and took it herself after he passed out and gave it to her daughter, Heather Frye...Andrew's mother.

Brenda and Heather Frye have been sentenced to nine years in prison.

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(Summit County Prosecutor's Office, news release) Summit County Prosecutor Sherri Bevan Walsh announced today that Summit County Common Pleas Court Judge Lynne Callahan sentenced Donald Callaghan, 59, of Neville Avenue in Akron, to six months in the Summit County Glenwood facility and two years Community Control. Callaghan was also ordered to be assessed for drug treatment.

On September 12, 2016, Callaghan pled guilty to the following charge:

Possession of Heroin – a felony of the 5th degree

Summit County Law Enforcement conducted a search of Callaghan's home following the death of 16-year-old Andrew Frye on April 6, 2016. Frye died in a Green motel room after taking heroin obtained by his grandmother, 52-year-old Brenda Frye.

Brenda Frye was Callaghan's girlfriend at the time of Andrew's death and arranged to purchase heroin from Callaghan. However, Callaghan was passed out from substance use and was unable to provide the heroin to Brenda. Brenda knew the location of the heroin and completed the transaction. Brenda then gave the drugs to her daughter Heather. Brenda and Heather are both currently serving nine year prison sentences after pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter in connection with Andrew's death.

The mother and grandmother of a teen found dead of a heroin overdose, and another woman, have pled guilty in his death.

The Summit County Prosecutor's Office says 32 year-old Heather Frye, 52 year-old Brenda Frye and a family friend, 35 year-old Jessica Irons, pled guilty to involuntary manslaughter charges.

16 year-old Andrew Frye was found dead in a Green hotel room in April after injecting heroin.

Investigators say Frye's mother, grandmother and Irons were all in the hotel room before Andrew died.

They say the heroin came from Brenda Frye's boyfriend, Donald Callaghan...who faces a heroin possession charge in a trial scheduled for September 12th.

Heather and Brenda Frye, and Jessica Irons, are set for sentencing on October 12th.

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(Summit County Prosecutor's Office, news release) Summit County Prosecutor Sherri Bevan Walsh announced today that Heather Frye, Brenda Frye, and Jessica Irons pled guilty in connection with the heroin death of Heather's 16-year-old son Andrew.

Heather Frye, 32, of Andrus Street in Akron, pled guilty to the following charges:

Involuntary Manslaughter – a felony of the 1st degree
Endangering Children – a felony of the 3rd degree
Tampering with Evidence – a felony of the 3rd degree

Brenda Frye, 52, of Neville Avenue in Akron, pled guilty to the following charges:

Involuntary Manslaughter – a felony of the 1st degree
Trafficking in Heroin – a felony of the 4th degree

Jessica Irons, 35, of Merria Road in Stow, pled guilty to the following charges:

Involuntary Manslaughter – a felony of the 3rd degree
Tampering with Evidence – a felony of the 3rd degree

On April 6, 2016, 16-year-old Andrew Frye was found dead at a hotel room in Green, Ohio. The Summit County Medical Examiner determined the teen died from injecting heroin. Investigators discovered Frye's mother Heather, her friend Jessica Irons, and Heather Frye's mother Brenda Frye (Andrew's Grandmother) were all in the hotel room prior to Andrew's death. As part of their investigation, Summit County Sheriff's Deputies discovered the heroin Andrew used was obtained by Brenda Frye from her boyfriend Donald Callaghan. Brenda sold the heroin to Andrew's mother Heather while Andrew was present.

Summit County Common Pleas Court Judge Lynne Callahan is scheduled to sentence all three defendants on October 12, 2016 at 1pm.

The fourth defendant charged in the case, Donald Callaghan, is scheduled to go on trial on one count of possession of heroin on Monday, September 12, 2016 in front of Judge Callahan.