Ronald Cummings, drug trafficking charges

[Nonni Brenda]

Putnam count if full of XXXX ! You couldn't pay me enough money to live there. What is so great about RC that he keeps getting all the breaks?!? He has no money to pay people off....what is he doing for these people that the gets such allowances? Hope some day we will know, but we may never find out what the real truth is. So sad that Haleigh may never get the justice she deserves. Wish we know... Sorry , just venting.
MOO...

 

[momtective]

What a "not so funny" joke! Will he actually serve 15 years???

I'm thinking in FL the inmate must serve 85% of the sentence but the actual time sentenced is the 15 years minus the time he has already served...also he can enroll in a drug treatment program while in the big house and also get time off for that and of course he will earn good time so I'm guessing he will serve no more than 10 years.

 

[TobyWong*]

hmmm, Perhaps there is a method to all this sentencing madness. Perhaps Misty will hear of Ron's lighter sentence, and assume she'll get the same. Only, she gets triple the sentence!! Wouldn't that make misty angry enough to spill the beans?

I think this scenario is the last we have to hang our hope on.

This is so unjust especially in light of Hope and Donna's sentence. How can the same THE SAME judge not say anything to fact that ron peddled his daughters name to lighten his sentence??

 

[badme102]

tommy is a suspect in haleigh's death, not only that he has admitted to being there when she was dumped. Then he had the nerve to ask for special consideration since he helped solve the case, when in fact he may have killed haleigh.

ron cummings is not a suspect in haleigh's death.

Simply put they gave him a break because he is not involved. remember the sa asked for 30 years for tommy. I wonder what he will ask for misty.

bbm.

Wrong!

 

[Nonni Brenda]

SO, if he doesn't pay the fine, is he held in contempt? (since it is court ordered)

SO, now that he has been sentenced, What would happen if, lets say, that HaLeigh's case goes to trial and Ron is called upon to answer some questions and the SA finds that Ron hasn't answered truthfully, would they add those two 25 MM back to his record and then chrage him with them, and re sentence him?

(wow all that coffee made me dizzy-- lone--- i think i am having the visuals..lmao)

BBM...
Another question about Ron's answers.. in this agreement are they talking about Ron's answers in court, or Ron's answers on the Proffer agreement, or
Ron's answers when questioned by LE, or what answers? If he didn't give answers in court, how can any of these "non-answers" be untrueful? So is the proffer not worth the paper it is written on, especially if there are no answers to be untrueful? :waitasec:

 

[dodie20]

Well, 15 sure beats the heck out of nothing, & this at least proves he wasn't working undercover, lol. I wonder if TN addressed that in her speech. Also, did the judge get on his tail for selling drugs during a missing child, (his child), investigation?

 

[Dee10]

I hope this is a strategy that Misty gets 30-60 years, she & Tommy will be pi$$ed off enough to finally open her mouth.

 

[Linda7NJ]

I hope this is a strategy that Misty gets 30-60 years, she & Tommy will be pi$$ed off enough to finally open her mouth.

If Misty knew, her lips would have have flapping long ago, in my opinion

 

[tragco]

Putnam count if full of XXXX ! You couldn't pay me enough money to live there. What is so great about RC that he keeps getting all the breaks?!? He has no money to pay people off....what is he doing for these people that the gets such allowances? Hope some day we will know, but we may never find out what the real truth is. So sad that Haleigh may never get the justice she deserves. Wish we know... Sorry , just venting.
MOO...

I still hope for justice for Haleigh. Putting that aside for today, assuming only drug related charges, this sentence was completely biased when you look at what the others got and what their priors were.

The judge knows he can't pay $150,000 in jail. So far, I haven't heard he even gave an admonishment to the defendant.

 

[lil momma]

Tommy is a suspect in Haleigh's death, not only that he has admitted to being there when she was dumped. Then he had the nerve to ask for special consideration since he helped solve the case, when in fact he may have killed Haleigh.

Ron Cummings is not a suspect in Haleigh's death.

Simply put they gave him a break because he is not involved. Remember the SA asked for 30 years for Tommy. I wonder what he will ask for Misty.

BBM

Do you have a link from LE stating Ron isn't a suspect in HaLeigh's death? The last i heard from Shoemaker (Ron's Attorney) that Ron was moved down on the list of suspects. (i really don't recall LE ever stating Ron isn't a suspect, but have been wrong) I may have missed something.

TIA

 

[Flossie JMO]

Very sad news.

 

[Zoe Bogart]

I haven't been around much because this case upsets me beyond belief, and the Anthony case is a joke with all the "unusual" attorneys jumping on her band wagon right and left, not to mention poor Kyron, Gabriel, and others who are God knows where..........

Just a little while ago I remembered RC's court date today so came here to check. Thankfully I didn't have to wait all day to find out. Thanks for being on top of it, everyone.

I've always felt LE and the State's Attorneys on the case were truly wanting justice for Haleigh. Now I don't think so. Where was the lecture RC should have gotten for endangering his children, and then ultimately endangering Butterbean after Haleigh was "took"? Why cut a deal with an "unusual" person who couldn't be bothered to spill information for 20 months but now that HIS life is on the line, he's going to tell what he knows? Why give RC the same sentence as the ones who had less drugs than him? Why give him such a light sentence compared to his charges and that of the others? Why allow him a deal when he's the one who put his child's life in danger by doing drugs in the first place?

Sure, Tommy has kids but TC's kids aren't missing. RC had a responsibility to Haleigh and to Butterbean, and he failed them miserably. He didn't even make an honest effort to search for his missing daughter and Butterbean was just an interruption in his drug-dealing lifestyle. Where is his lecture? Where is his rightful punishment?

:furious: Something is rotten in Putnam County! :furious:

 

[Dee10]

hmmm, Perhaps there is a method to all this sentencing madness. Perhaps Misty will hear of Ron's lighter sentence, and assume she'll get the same. Only, she gets triple the sentence!! Wouldn't that make misty angry enough to spill the beans?

Sorry I had missed your post, that is the only thing I can think of too and it may just work. I hope if it doesn't...:banghead:

 

[badme102]

Very sad news.

Yes it is. Its "sad" that Ron made a deal on his daughters dead body to save his own azz. That is VERY sad.

 

[Dr.Fessel]

Very sad news.

Yes it is when the grandmother forgets about the other grandson.

"He is a good father, he has two children," said Teresa Neves. "We might not know where one is, but he has two children."

 

[littebudot]

I feel sick to my stomach!! LE or somebody in Putnam County is crooked!!

 

[LiveLaughLuv]

PALATKA, Fla. -- The father of the little girl who vanished in 2009, sparking an Amber alert that thrust the town of Satsuma into the national spotlight has learned his sentence on drug charges.

Ronald Cummings agreed to plead guilty to three of the five drug cases against him in August, in exchange for two of the cases being dropped.

This morning, he was sentenced to three years and a $50,000 fine, 15 years and a $100,000 fine, and 15 years in the three cases, to be served concurrently.

more
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/local/news-article.aspx?storyid=168541

 

[dodie20]

Yes it is when the grandmother forgets about the other grandson.

"He is a good father, he has two children," said Teresa Neves. "We might not know where one is, but he has two children."

Now that's just plain wrong.

 

[tehcloser]

I wish Haleigh had gotten 15 years..........

 

[Zoe Bogart]

I still hope for justice for Haleigh. Putting that aside for today, assuming only drug related charges, this sentence was completely biased when you look at what the others got and what their priors were.

The judge knows he can't pay $150,000 in jail. So far, I haven't heard he even gave an admonishment to the defendant.

That's what has most of us upset. Why ding the 15-years bell for everyone when some have just one charge, others three, and RC with his higher amounts plus additional charges and a rap sheet a mile long, plus he was dealing while HIS child was missing and he was responsible for another in his care?

Something is NOT RIGHT.