Cincinnati Man Sentenced to 150 Months for Illegal Distribution of Crystal Methamphetamine

COVINGTON, Ky. – Ronald Fryman, 38, of Cincinnati, was sentenced today to 150 months in federal prison, by United States District Judge David L. Bunning, for unlawful distribution of crystal methamphetamine.

Fryman previously pleaded guilty to unlawful distribution of crystal methamphetamine, on May 11, 2018.  According to his guilty plea agreement, on July 21, 2016, Fryman sold an informant 27.5 grams of methamphetamine, in the parking lot of the Florence Mall, in Boone County.  On September 22, 2016, the Defendant again sold an informant 25.7 grams of methamphetamine, near the same location.  Both substances were confirmed to be actual methamphetamine, known as crystal methamphetamine.  Fryman admitted that he was responsible for distributing at least 50 grams of the drug.

Fryman also admitted that he had previously been convicted of First Degree Possession of a Controlled Substance in Campbell County, in April of 2013. 

Robert M. Duncan, Jr., United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky and Timothy J. Plancon, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), jointly made the announcement.  The investigation was conducted by the DEA.  The United States was represented by Assistant United States Attorney Laura Voorhees.