Overview
- Justin Salsburey and his wife, Ruthann Rankin, were arrested on Dec. 30 and charged in federal court with conspiracy to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl- or methamphetamine-containing substances and related possession counts.
- Prosecutors say shipments to their Bellefontaine home from August 2024 through December 2025 included counterfeit OxyContin pills that tested positive for fentanyl.
- Agents report seizing 264 grams of blue pills, 938 grams of orange methamphetamine pills, and 19 grams of MDMA, along with other suspected controlled substances and steroids.
- Investigators say surveillance captured porch-drop handoffs to multiple visitors, and one recipient told authorities he paid $5 per pill for what he called Adderall.
- The private firm ARK Protection Group removed Salsburey from the family detail immediately after the arrest, and the campaign says he had previously passed background checks and drug screenings.