Escambia Man Gets Life In Federal Prison For Cocaine Conspiracy

May 14, 2014

An Escambia County man was sentenced Tuesday on on federal charges related to a multi-year conspiracy to distribute cocaine throughout the area.

Ricky Lamar Blankenship, 43, was sentenced to life imprisonment to be followed by 10 years of supervised released by Senior United State District Judge Lacey A. Collier. Blackenship was also ordered to forfeit multiple vehicles, gold vehicle rims, a Rolex watch, diamond earrings, six flat screen televisions and over $260,000 in cash.

Prosecutors said Blackenship was responsible for over 500 kilograms of cocaine entering the Northern District of Florida.

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9 Responses to “Escambia Man Gets Life In Federal Prison For Cocaine Conspiracy”

  1. My2Cents on May 14th, 2014 10:10 pm

    I can promise you Mr. Blankenship will do a life sentence or darn near it. Why? Because he just out of Century Correctional Inst. not to long ago. People always say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks, so his time in state prison didn’t help him none.

  2. Patriot on May 14th, 2014 9:03 pm

    1, 2, 3, TAC!!!

  3. No Excuses on May 14th, 2014 3:01 pm

    @ h: How do you know “life” means “25 years”? This is a federal sentence, not a state sentence. They do a mandatory 85% of any sentence, but how would you calculate that for life? The federal system DOES NOT do parole! This guy got a life sentence, period. Now, if he were to win an appeal or be granted clemnancy, then that’s another matter and that’s where the supervised release would come into the picture. Do your homework before commenting folks.

  4. taxpayer on May 14th, 2014 2:06 pm

    Parole was abolished in the federal system in 1984.

  5. rachel on May 14th, 2014 1:52 pm

    Sounds like an episode of breaking bad :-P

  6. Still confused on May 14th, 2014 12:13 pm

    I did some searching and found this……

    “A Life Sentence Means Life
    •Persons receiving a life sentence for crimes committed on or after October 1, 1995, will serve a life sentence.”

    http://www.dc.state.fl.us/pub/timeserv/doing/

  7. Gembeaux on May 14th, 2014 8:08 am

    Parole is still an option with a life sentence, but he MAY be kept up to his natural life.

  8. h on May 14th, 2014 5:43 am

    To answer your question confused, a “life”sentence is 25 years.

  9. Confused on May 14th, 2014 3:21 am

    “was sentenced to life imprisonment to be followed by 10 years of supervised released by Senior United State District Judge Lacey A. Collier”

    Now, either our laws are this asinine and need revision, or the judge needs to be put out to pasture. Exactly who is supposed to “supervise” this man after his death?

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