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Andrew Frye's Mother, Grandmother Get 9 Years For Death
The mother and grandmother of the 16 year-old who died of a heroin overdose have been sentenced.
Judge Lynne Callahan ordered the mother, Heather Frye, and the grandmother, Brenda Frye, to spend 9 years each in prison for involuntary manslaughter.
During sentencing, Judge Callahan said that Heather Frye knew what she and her mother did to her son, Andrew Frye.
"You know the cycle that you've grown up in, at yet you're there in the hotel room having your son in the same cycle," Judge Callahan told Heather Frye.
Judge Callahan told Brenda Frye that she's just as responsible as her daughter
"You are every bit as culpable as your daughter. Every bit as culpable. There's not one thing you did that makes you less culpable," Judge Callahan said.
Both pled guilty to the charges against them, for their involvement with the death of Andrew in a Green hotel room back in April.
Cleveland Man Sentenced For Falls Heroin Death
A Cleveland man will spend seven years behind bars in connection with a Summit County heroin death.
25 year-old Gary Matthews pled guilty to providing heroin to 25 year-old Jordan Gerycz who died after taking the drug.
Gerycz was found unconscious in his father's home in August of 2015. Matthews admitted to selling him the heroin after an investigation from Cuyahoga Falls police.
Matthews was charged with involuntary manslaughter and trafficking in heroin.
According to the Summit County Prosecutor's Office, Matthews has a long criminal history and even told police he had been selling drugs since he was 11 years old.