COVINGTON, Ky. - Ronald Crittenden, 66, of Cincinnati, was sentenced today to 342 months in federal prison, by United States District Judge David L. Bunning, for conspiring to distribute heroin and crack cocaine. Crittenden was also sentenced to 10 years of supervised release, to be served after completion of his prison term.
Crittenden was convicted of conspiring with others to distribute over 1.4 kilograms of heroin and over 5.8 kilograms of crack cocaine, in 2016 and 2017. He directed the actions of multiple addicted women, who worked as prostitutes and drug couriers for his benefit. Crittenden supplied these addicts with heroin and cocaine, each day, to ensure their continued compliance. Agents seized ten firearms from his residence during the execution of a search warrant. Court documents showed that Crittenden had been convicted of felony drug trafficking offenses on three prior occasions.
Crittenden was indicted in November 2017, along with other members of the conspiracy. All entered guilty pleas. Tiffany Glass was sentenced to 42 months in prison; Kenneth Eva was sentenced to 21 months in prison; and a third Defendant, Susan Page, is set for sentencing on Dec. 20, 2018. Under federal law, each Defendant must serve at least 85 percent of their prison sentence.
Robert M. Duncan, Jr., United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, and Timothy J. Plancon, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement Administration, jointly made the announcement. The investigation was conducted by the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Cincinnati Police Department, and the Elsmere Police Department. The United States was represented by Assistant United States Attorney Tony Bracke.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
