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Date: 03-30-2023
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Case Number: 1:22-cr-00081
Judge: Michael R. Barrett
Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio (Hamilton County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: United States Attorney’s Office in Cincinnati
Defendant's Attorney:
Description: Cincinnati, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented with Defendant charged with f possessing with the intent to distribute controlled substances, possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense and illegally possessing firearms.
Ichen Ewing, age 39, distributed bulk amounts of narcotics from his residence on Betts Avenue in Cincinnati.
While executing a search warrant at Ewing’s home in March 2022, investigators discovered 770 grams of powder cocaine, 100 grams of crack cocaine, $75,000 in cash and various firearms. The firearms included an AK-style gun with a 100 round “drum” style magazine attached.
“The residents of the North College Hill community should not have to tolerate the illegal activities of Ieben Ewing in their neighborhood. Now he is looking at a lengthy prison sentence,” said U.S. Attorney Kenneth L. Parker.
As a previously convicted felon, Ewing is prohibited from possessing firearms or ammunition.
Ewing was indicted by a federal grand jury in September 2022.
Congress sets the minimum and maximum statutory sentences. Sentencing of the defendant will be determined by the Court based on the advisory sentencing guidelines and other statutory factors at a future sentencing hearing.
Kenneth L. Parker, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio; Hamilton County Charmaine McGuffey and members of the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office Regional Narcotics Unit announced the guilty verdicts. Assistant United States Attorneys David P. Dornette and Timothy D. Oakley are representing the United States in this case.
21:841(a)(1), 21:841(b)(1)(B), 21:841(b)(1)(D) and 18:2 - POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE
(1)
18:924(c)(1) - POSSESSION OF A FIREARM IN FURTHERANCE OF OFFENSE
(2)
18:922(g)(1) - POSSESSION BY A PROHIBITED PERSON
(3)
21:853(a) - FORFEITURE ALLEGATION ONE
(4)
18:924(d) and 28:2461(c) - FORFEITURE ALLEGATION TWO
(5)
Outcome: Defendant was found guilty by a jury.
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