Former South Bend School Basketball Coach Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison
For Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking Crime
SOUTH BEND - Ramon Lenoir, age 38, of South Bend, Indiana was sentenced before South Bend District Court Judge Damon R. Leichty for possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, announced United States Attorney Thomas L. Kirsch II.
Mr. Lenoir was sentenced to 60 months in prison followed by 2 years of supervised release.
According to documents in this case, in December of 2018, law enforcement executed a search warrant at Mr. Lenoir’s residence in South Bend, Indiana. When officers entered the home, they located Mr. Lenior in the bathroom attempting to flush methamphetamine down the toilet. During the search, officers found over $7,000 in cash, about 334.7 grams of methamphetamine, 163 grams of marijuana, about 6.8 grams of cocaine, three handguns, and three long guns. Mr. Lenoir later admitted that he possessed at least one handgun for protection while he was engaged in dealing methamphetamine.
This case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives with the assistance of the South Bend Police Department and the St. Joseph County Drug Investigation Unit. The case was handled by Assistant U.S. Attorney Kimberly Schultz.
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