A former member of Baltimore City’s Safe Streets program pleaded guilty to drug distribution charges yesterday.
Investigators say he used his membership in the program to dodge cops and, at one point, used his position to avoid arrest when officers found a large amount of fentanyl.
50-year-old Ronald Alexander entered the guilty plea on June 28, 2021.
On August 5, 2020, prosecutors say that a Baltimore Police officer conducted a traffic stop of Alexander after Alexander rolled through a stop sign.
During the encounter, Alexander used his affiliation with Safe Streets and the Baltimore City Mayor’s Office to try to deter further police investigation.
“Ronald Alexander was an armed drug dealer who sold fentanyl and other dangerous drugs here in Baltimore,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Jonathan F. Lenzner in a news release. “Moreover, he shamefully used his employment with Safe Streets to evade law enforcement and avoid arrest when caught with fentanyl.