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12 Reach Plea Deals On Federal Drug Charges, Face Up To 20 Years Or Life
April 12, 2011
Ten area residents indicted earlier this year on federal drug charges have reached plea deals that will land them in prison for up to 20 years, while two are facing up to life in prison.
The 12 were indicted and arrested in February for conspiring to obtain pseudoephedrine in order to manufacture methamphetamine. They were arrested in day-long law enforcement sweep on February 22 as part of a federal effort dubbed “Operation Blister Pack”.
Each of the following 10 people have entered plea agreements in Pensacola federal court. Their guilty pleas will result in sentences of up t0 20 years in prison, up to a quarter million dollars in fines and three years supervised release for each:
- James Brown, 45, of Molino Road, Molino
- Tonya Foster, 36, of Vaughn Street, Cantonment
- Aaron Hendrickson, 36, of Hwy. 95A, Cantonment
- Rebecca Jernigan, 36, of Still Road, Century
- Patricia Love, 29, of Eastman Lane, Cantonment
- Raymond Love, 30, of Highway 29, Molino
- William Neal, 29, of Williams Ditch Road, Cantonment
- Terra Palmer, 34, of Daylily Road, Cantonment
- William Robbins, 23, of Duxbury Avenue, Molino
- Nicholas Scott, 31, of Rumford Road, Molino
Two defendants have also entered plea agreements on charges of obtaining pseudoephedrine in order to manufacture methamphetamine and conspiring to manufacture the methamphetamine itself.
Matthew Ramsey, 38, of Duxbury Avenue, Molino, faces a maximum of life in prison with a mandatory minimum of 10 years, a $4 million fine and five year supervised release on one count. If the court determines that he has a qualifying prior drug conviction, the penalties increase to life in prison with a 20 year minimum mandatory, an $8 million fine and 10 years supervised released. On the pseudoephedrine count, he faces up to 20 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years supervised release.
Terry Wolfe, 47, of Robertsdale, Ala., faces a maximum of life in prison with a mandatory minimum of 10 years, a $4 million fine and five year supervised release on the manufacturing charge. On the second count, he faces up to 20 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years supervised release.
A Pensacola federal judge will review the plea agreements in May and set a sentencing day.
About a half dozen Cantonment and Molino area residents arrested on state drug charges on the same day as the federal operation are still awaiting trial in Escambia County Circuit Court.
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37 Responses to “12 Reach Plea Deals On Federal Drug Charges, Face Up To 20 Years Or Life”
you would think they would learn
Actually, ProudArmyParent, I’ve been told that they get even better drugs in prison than out here on the streets (by some who have been there) and I know that they make homemade wine.
Ok people I was in this group of people thank u lord for getting me out, but none of these people hurt anybody or sold drugs to kids they mostly sold it to each other but 20 years is just crazy.Ive heard of people getting five years for manslaughter so I am praying that they dont get that much time for this. They all have kids and they just need a chance to recover because it can be done, I am proof
I am praying for yall I love you terra
art here is your answer to, “but what about the folks that can’t and/or have underlying mental illnesses that the drugs and alcohol mask? and what if these folks don’t have insurance or access to mental health care?’” he will have no trouble getting all the help he needs to stay drug and alcohol (and very soon tobacco,) free for a lifetime. Not chance of sliding back into their old ways, all taken care of for them by the state at tax payers expense.
Here is a thought that troubles me, an inmate getting a 5 year sobriety pin while he is in prison. lol What choice did he have?
Some of these (I don’t know all of them) ARE very sweet people and some of them are exceptionally likable. They just happen to be people who have made some very bad choices. Some of these are also mentally ill and need help. Some grew up this way and don’t know any other life. Some are also bad through and through and always will be. No amount of punishment will help certain people. We all know this.
It’s a shame to see so many lives thrown down the drain. Some of them had so much potential.
I just hope that all the children involved will be taken care of properly. I know the kids in one of the situations are with Grandma who is a pill popping junkie herself. I don’t see them being any better off with her than they were with the parents. So sad.
One of these individuals has been a “Bad Seed” for a quite some time. At 14 years old, He/She stole the Parents brand new car. Took a joy ride with some friends and totaled car while running from the Law.
Later on, the person was in and out of jail for numerous drug/burgulary charges. The Parents always ran to the rescue to bail this person out. The Parents paid the Court fees and fines, paid for cars they destroyed, paid rent and bought them a place to live, which ended up a meth lab, and are now raising a Grandchild left behind.
I worked for years with one of the Parents. They always said that He/She was a “sweet person” and they would change. Years later there sweet child will now spend years in prison, and neither of the parents can afford to retire. They have spent 100 thousand plus dollars of there retirement and now will have to continue to work, along with raising the Grandchild.
Most Parents will do all they can for there Kids. But, if they never have to suffer from the bad decisions they make, and are constantly bailed out, they don”t learn anything.
My eldest Son, now in his mid 20″s, has made some bad decisions in his life. As far as I no, he is jobless and homeless. He does come by for some food at times. I will always feed him. The life he has decided to live was not on my Dime, and I am happy too say my retirement account is just fine!
Its called TOUGH LOVE
It would help if our children didn’t see everybody their age (as young as 10 and 11) smoking pot, smoking cigarettes, drinking whatever they can find, popping mom and dad’s pills, running the streets at all hours of the night and such, we might not have so much of a problem with things like this. This latest generation is being raised to think that the only thing that matters is out partying the next kid.
Polythenepam….(now where have I heard that name? *laughs*)
Excellent post. You said it a lot better than I did.
Polythenepam, you can send them to Japan to bail water out of the nuclear power plants, or use them in medical experiments,….never offer them the glory of serving as a member of any of our military services in “Iraq or Afghanistan.” I have many friends and family who have served, and a few died, to give these idiots the right to even exist flies in the face of any common sense, tax paying American citizen.
Detox them, make a special unit, an send them to Iraq, and Afghanistan, send them out in the world to build houses for the poor, dig wells, farm work, ( hey we could close our borders!) judges used to have a choice, prison or the Army young men matured, learned work ethics and made themselves useful. Why should we pay to keep them in storage? We’ll never see a penny of their fine money. Most of those people didn’t have a hope in hell of making that much money their whole life. I am sick of paying to warehouse human beings, they need to be made to be useful or re-educated (a true education starting with the 3 R’s and ending with a trade), if all else fails give them a lobotomy and put them to work doing simple tasks no one else wants. We can’t continue to carry the burden of the number of people we keep in jail. We need to work on ways to stop this stuff before it starts.
Education is crucial.
It starts with our children….
Glad to see the people who visited these houses on a re basis are throwing stones… Yes addiction is an illness and I agree thye need something but wake up people A MAN RAPES A 4 YEAR OLD IN FLORIDA GETS 4 YEARS lets punish the crime and not what society deems the devil. I know white collar people buying and using these drugs the people are charged with where are they oh I forgot the are above the law. The children of some of these will be taken care of and NO NOT ON YOUR TAX DOLLARS… Think of the taxe dollars it costs you to houst an inmate. Buying boxes ios a crime but if thats all they did treat them and rehabilitate them because prison teaches them a lot worse…. A concerned person who knows that prison is not always your answer.
@sotired =
so glad to see someone understands the full ramifications of what is
going on. Sometimes I feel like people are just looking the other way.
You said it all so I don’t have to, Thanks
Now sheriff when is the next blitz there are about 1,000 more you
need to catch?
people we need to adopt the turkish law or actually get serious bout this kind of stuff first time big fines second time prison third time no more chances send them to g-bay for the rest of there life no food water etc. cause they could care less about how much money it takes to house them feed them all they want to do is cook,sell,or use thats all.and some actually get straight when they get caught the first time,but for most prison aint scary enough
At least one of these people DOES suffer from mental illness. He has received what treatment he could through the years, but he’s never been able to get enough help to be “his old self” from before the illness manifested itself in his late teenage years. He still managed to have a marriage, kids and hold down a job for quite some time. He didn’t fail any drug tests. He had insurance, but unfortunately, our mental health system is pitiful! It’s almost impossible to find a good professional who really cares about helping you. There is so much abuse in the entire system. There are counselors who falsify your statements, twist them around and turn your life upside down.
I used to be a part of that system (because I wanted to help people), but I left it when I became disillusioned from seeing so much abuse and so many untruthful people. If I have to deal with liars everyday, it might as well be liars in my own neighborhood……at least it bothers me less when it’s people I expect to be dishonest.
I agree with Mel. They keep getting caught and go right back to it. People get tired of trying to make ens meet with their paychecks and these people are to lazy to get out and work, and our tax dollars has to keep them up! Enough already, let them learn we are tired of looking out for them!
Carolyn Bramblett said….”They look like they’re auditioning for a role in “Deliverance”.”
I said…(laughter) Now that’s funny, Carolyn. Wish I had thought of that one. Mind if I steal it for future use?
Meth is bad stuff. Really bad, and I can attest to that from personal experiences. Very close personal experiences.
With that said, I wonder if we really gain anything as a society when we lock someone up for that length of time even for manufacturing. Is there anyone who can say that they are the same person in,say, 10 years that they were the decade before? I also wonder if this has really put a dent in the trade. Didn’t they just catch a couple of guys making meth at the local fishing hole? Another thing to consider is the cost of keeping someone in prison. I don’t know how much that is and I’m not inclined to look it up at the moment but I’m guessing it’s substantial. Maybe mercy is cheaper.
I guess I’m just wondering why we are having this criminal issue and several others when we have one of the highest incarceration rates in the world,if not the highest. Our rate of imprisonment is higher than Russia or China.
Now, before anyone starts hyperventilating or upchucking their supper here, I’m just thinking out loud.
2 cents, I can assure that “good influenced people” will take care of the children. That is what is so great about our “Democracy.” Of course , it may wreck our economy, and the village will raise the kids, and entitlements will destroy any semblance of the country we grew up in, fought to defend, and hoped to retire to a genteel life….pardon me , after over 60 years of productive employment, I need to go work on my taxes, which I still owe even more.
REGARDING:
“why in tarnation when someone makes a connection to mental heath, people assume you feel sorry for these yahoos that are making everyone’s lives miserable. – - – i would rather my tax dollars go toward possibly helping someone, rehabilitating someone, than just locking them up”
As usual, I’m just guessing here but I imagine the reason is that a person who is mentally sick in any form is not considered responsible for the actions committed. If not responsible, the action is automatically excused.
I believe that’s why so many don’t want to say or do anything which could be used to excuse the actions of people who make poisons which we’re pretty sure will destroy lives. We also remember how each one made the undrugged decision to become a druggie even if their follow-up decision to sell drugs happened in a jonesing state. This is also known as “They’ve made their beds, let them lie in them.”
We’ve also heard so many times people say, “It’s my life, I’ll throw it away if I want to,” with no concern for its effect on the lives of others, that we run short on pity after a while. Even if we have pity, we doubt people will benefit from drug rehabilitation until they want to and we know drugs have already changed their “want to” pretty much out of their control.
If you could do something which would forever change drug abusers and dealers into non abusers and non pushers, I imagine most people would be thrilled to opt for that solution. The problem is, that so far, you CAN’T.
David contemplating reality
Not 1 drop of sympathy from me!!!
Err, how are these meth-heads supposed to pay a possible 4.25 million or maybe even a 8.25 million ollar combined fine? Like the state is going to even see a fraction of that?
Mel,
in no way do i feel sorry for them. why in tarnation when someone makes a connection to mental heath, people assume you feel sorry for these yahoos that are making everyone’s lives miserable. just making an observation. and another thing, i would rather my tax dollars go toward possibly helping someone, rehabilitating someone, than just locking them up..because you best believe tax dollars are now going to house and feed these whackadoodles. it just makes me dizzy thinking about it.
HOW MANY CRACKHEADS R LIVING AROUND HERE??? or should i say whose actually clean these days???
Art: You make the choice to start using drugs and alchol. Most of these people probably don’t have insurance because they can’t pass a drug test to get a job! The only thing they care about is their drugs. And they are not just using they are making it and selling it. They need to get off our streets. If you feel so sorry for them you can pay for their rehab. I’m tried of my tax dollars paying for stupid and lazy people.
honestly, do you think any of these folks have had any mental health intervention at all in their whole entire lifetimes? i understand that folks can quit drugs and alcohol and they do it all all the time, but what about the folks that can’t and/or have underlying mental illnesses that the drugs and alcohol mask? and what if these folks don’t have insurance or access to mental health care? it is off to prison for those folks. and now we are wanting to privatize our prisons? now who in the world is going to capitalize on that?
Boo Hoo Hoo they are getting just what they deserve. Good job law enforcement. Let’s round up some more and put them behind bars. The time for getting rehab is over. How many chances does someone have to get before enough is enough. No sympathy here, sorry folks….
SCOTT NICHOLAS Has been bringing trouble to our subdivision for years. I am glad he finally got cought. Now he will have lots of time to think about it. It is hard to beleave that his family didnt know what was going on sence they all live right next to him.
Excuse me, but people quit tobacco, alcohol, and drugs every day. When they manufacture and sell to our youth and children, it polutes our society, costs the medical community, and every drug addict that I have encountered is also a theif. Stealing is against the law, and all of the above look like stealing to me. From the community, from our children, from our elderly. How many home and business break-ins do you suppose are done by drug addicts? Most of them. These people should get all that the law allows plus…
the prisons are filling up on what amounts to nothing more than people being ill….now hear this…drug addiction is a mental illness and that goes for alcoholism too. it reaches across gender and socio-economic boundaries. it is not and i repeat not a morality issue. case in point, the recent arrest of a local school principal. she had had 3 margaritas and something else and she was not aware she could hurt herself or someone else if she got behind the wheerl! craziness!
They aren’t getting life for only using the drugs… They are getting life for manufacturing the drug and then distributing it to the community.
I can’t understand how someone would use meth just knowing what a few of the ingredients are. I also can’t understand getting Life in prison for drug charges. Do they have the same standards for steroid or prescription drug abusers?
Praying they get the help they need, that others wiil learn from there actions, and that their children will be takin care of by good influenced people.
They fought the law and the law won !
Glad to get these, especially Matt R, and a couple others, off the streets of Cantonment and Molino.. Now maybe the next generation won’t have to deal with these drug pushing, no good, menaces to society!!!!!! I feel for and will pray for their children, those are the victims!
HAHA Matt Ramsey is getting what he deserves thanks judge!
They look like they’re auditioning for a role in “Deliverance.” The stupidity of getting yourself involved in illegal drugs is beyond belief.
i just cant believe all of this. it is so sad to hear about how this could go on in our “so thought wonderful community”. these ppl need help. they r so stupid for messing with this crap! i hope the judge locks them all up for a good long while!