Former Ohio sheriff’s deputy who imported chemicals from China to produce steroids sentenced for running drug ring

A former Pike County sheriff’s deputy has ended up on the other side of the law after running a steroid and a cocaine ring.

Mark Anglemyer, a 42 year-old Waverly man, was sentenced to 120 months (10 years) in federal prison on Dec. 9 for allegedly mailing more than 2,500 packages of anabolic steroids and distributing 11 kilograms of cocaine. 

According to federal investigators, Anglemyer, a former sheriff’s deputy, operated the drug ring from 2019-2024. He imported precursor chemicals from China to manufacture steroids, and then mailed them to customers using the United States Postal Service.

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He originally obtained cocaine from California, which he sold, but when his connection was arrested, he flew to Colombia in an attempt to find another supplier.

Anglemyer and his co-defendants were indicted by a grand jury in May of 2024, and he pleaded guilty in April of 2025.

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