RUSSELL COUNTY, Alabama -- An assistant football coach at Tuskegee University was arrested Wednesday on federal drug and gun charges.Ramone Jardon Nickerson, 33, is charged with two counts of possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance and one charge of possession of a firearm in relation to a drug trafficking crime, said Middle District of Alabama U.S. Attorney Louis V. Franklin Sr.
Nickerson, who also played at Tuskegee, is accused of selling cocaine and marijuana in the Tuskegee area. Nickerson was indicted by a federal grand jury after being found with approximately 3 ounces of cocaine, a pound of marijuana, and a .40 caliber handgun on March 13, 2018 in Russell County, Franklin said.
The case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration, Gulf Coast H.I.D.T.A., Montgomery Police Department, Autauga County Sheriff's Office, Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA), Alabama Attorney General's Office, Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, Prattville Police Department, and Russell County Sheriff's Office. Assistant United States Attorney Ben Baxley is prosecuting the case.
No additional details were released.
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