JOHNSON COUNTY, KY MAN ARRESTED LAST MONTH BY STATE POLICE DRUG UNIT FOR TRAFFICKING METH, GETS FEDERAL INDICTMENT IN CONNECTION TO DRUG CASE
PERPETRATOR GETS INDICTED BY ‘UNCLE SAM’ JUST NINE DAYS AFTER LOCAL DRUG ARREST
EDWARD CARL RAMEY, 45, OF PAINTSVILLE, KY., ALREADY IN TROUBLE AT LOCAL LEVEL FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING, NOW FINDS HIMSELF IN TROUBLE WITH THE U.S. GOVERNMENT.
The federal indictment officially charges the man, Edward Carl Ramey, 45, of Eighth Street, of Paintsville, KY., who was arrested on Tuesday, June 18 on methamphetamine trafficking charges, was indicted on Thursday, June 27 by a federal grand jury.with one count of distribution of a methamphetamine mixture, one count of possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of a methamphetamine mixture and one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
On the first indictment charge count, Edward Ramey a possible maximum sentence of 20 years, no more than a $1 million fine and at least three years supervised release; the second indictment charge count, which carries a minimum 10 years imprisonment, no more than a $10 million fine and at least five years supervised release; and the third charge count carrying a penalty of no more than 15 years imprisonment, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release.
Edward Ramey will also forfeit approximately $2,059 in cash, and a Heritage MFG. Rough Rider .22 caliber revolver as part of the penalties, the federal indictment stated.
According to an affidavit signed by a Kentucky State Police detective and FBI Task Force Officer, Edward Carl Ramey’s original arrest stems from a tip that led to a controlled buy of approximately 1.25 grams of methamphetamine with $500 in marked bills.
Edward Ramey was originally arrested on Tuesday morning, June 18, when a search warrant obtained by the KSP Drug Enforcement Special Investigations (DESI) unit as a result of an investigation by Detective Dustin Thompson which was executed on June 18 at Edward Ramey’s residence by members of DESI, the KSP K9 unit and the Johnson County Sheriff Office.
“While at the residence contact was made with the above individual who was informed of the ongoing investigation that I had been conducting,” DESI East Detective Dustin Thompson wrote in the arrest report. “A search of the residence revealed a large quantity of suspected methamphetamine weighing approximately 1-2 pounds and a few thousand dollars as well as numerous other items related to drug trafficking.”
A federal arrest warrant was issued for Edward Ramey on Friday, June 28. As of Sunday afternoon, July 7, Edward Ramey was still lodged in the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center in Paintsville.
