Operation Family Cookout:
Second Brother Sentenced
A leader of an Albion-area methamphetamine distribution ring has been sentenced five to 10 years in state prison.
43-year-old Ronald Frey pleaded guilty in January to one felony count each of corrupt organizations, criminal conspiracy, and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, and a misdemeanor charge of possessing liquid ammonia.
He was among the last to be sentenced in connection with the Operation Family Cookout meth ring that was broken up in 2007 by the state Attorney General's Office.
The other ringleader Frey's brother, 46-year-old James Frey was sentenced in January to serve five to 20 years in state prison.
Ronald Frey's wife, Patricia Frey was sentenced in February to nine to 18 months in the Erie County Prison on charges of criminal conspiracy and manufacturing meth.
The Attorney General's Office says the Frey's operated the meth ring for more than 10 years at neighboring houses in Conneaut Township.
Twenty-nine people were charged in the case.
43-year-old Ronald Frey pleaded guilty in January to one felony count each of corrupt organizations, criminal conspiracy, and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, and a misdemeanor charge of possessing liquid ammonia.
He was among the last to be sentenced in connection with the Operation Family Cookout meth ring that was broken up in 2007 by the state Attorney General's Office.
The other ringleader Frey's brother, 46-year-old James Frey was sentenced in January to serve five to 20 years in state prison.
Ronald Frey's wife, Patricia Frey was sentenced in February to nine to 18 months in the Erie County Prison on charges of criminal conspiracy and manufacturing meth.
The Attorney General's Office says the Frey's operated the meth ring for more than 10 years at neighboring houses in Conneaut Township.
Twenty-nine people were charged in the case.
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