David Zander, 30, of North Canton, was sentenced Friday by Summit County Common Pleas Judge Robert Gippin after being convicted of aggravated murder

David Zander, 30, of North Canton, was sentenced Friday by Summit County Common Pleas Judge Robert Gippin after being convicted of aggravated murder. He is eligible for parole in 25 years.Co-defendants Terry Wilson, 42, and James Ware, 34, have not yet gone to trial. Police said Zander participated in the Aug. 20 killing of Jason Reid, 27, of Akron. Reid was found dead behind a Barberton printing business with several dozen packs of heroin in his pocket.Police alleged that Reid was a regular drug customer of Wilson's. During a summer visit, police said, Reid stole the drugs that were found with his body.Police contend that the suspects went out to recover the stolen drugs and found Reid at a Barberton tavern.The four left together. Reid was shot once in the back outside the printing company.Police found 63 bags of heroin in Reid's pockets.Barberton police said last summer that Reid's murder led them to Wilson, which led them to his home and the discovery of a far-reaching drug trafficking network operating in Barberton.A search of Wilson's apartment at 113 Norton Ave. revealed more heroin, two ounces of powder cocaine, three grams of crack cocaine, numerous prescription drugs and more than $6,000, police said.A 9 mm pistol believed to be the murder weapon was also recovered at the home, police said.

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