An Akron man has been sentenced to nearly 10 years in federal prison for threatening the life of Akron native and former Ohio State University football star Chris “Beanie” Wells.
Wells isn’t named in federal court documents but sources close to the case said he was the target of the threats.
Federal prosecutors say Franklin Conley and another man threatened Wells unless he gave them money or introduced them to a source with drugs, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office. The two men were trying to recoup money they lost to a Mexican drug dealer they met through Wells’ brother, according to court records.