Overview
- Justin Salsburey and his wife, Ruthann Rankin, are charged with conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute substances containing fentanyl and methamphetamine at the 40-gram threshold.
- Postal inspectors intercepted parcels, conducted controlled deliveries, and observed porch drop-offs using a cooler during a months-long investigation tied to shipments sent to the couple’s home.
- Agents executing a Dec. 30 search reported seizing roughly 264 grams of blue pills testing positive for fentanyl, 938 grams of orange methamphetamine pills, 19 grams of MDMA pills, and other suspected substances and steroids.
- ARK Protection Group removed Salsburey from the Ramaswamy family security detail, and the campaign says he had cleared FBI and state background checks and passed pre-employment and random drug tests.
- Urbana City Schools said Rankin was removed from her teaching job, and jail records list Salsburey in custody at the Franklin County facility as the federal case moves forward.