Federal Grand Jury Indictments

Contact Person: Nancy Wicker (803) 929-3000

Acting United States Attorney Beth Drake stated today that a Federal Grand Jury in Columbia, South Carolina, returned Indictments against the following:

Santonio Dwayne Ramsey, of Columbia, South Carolina, was charged in a 1-count indictment with escaping from a federal halfway house, a violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 751(a). The case was investigated by the United States Marshals Service and is assigned to Assistant United States Attorney Stacey D. Haynes of the Columbia office for prosecution.

Nigel Michael Sandiford, a/k/a “Michael H. Rogers,” a/k/a “Cecil Price,”  of Columbia, South Carolina, was charged in a 1-count indictment with being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition, a violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 922(g)(1). The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives and is assigned to Assistant United States Attorney Stacey D. Haynes of the Columbia office for prosecution.

The United States Attorney stated that all charges in these Indictments are merely accusations and that all defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
 

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