Vivek Ramaswamy 'alarmed' after family's bodyguard charged for drug trafficking

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Source: The Guardian

Fri 9 Jan 2026 16.57 EST
Last modified on Fri 9 Jan 2026 17.22 EST


Republican Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has expressed concern after his family’s bodyguard was arrested recently on federal drug-trafficking charges. Justin Salsburey, 43, and his wife, 38-year-old Ruthann Rankin, were each charged on 30 December with conspiracy and possession with the intent to distribute large amounts of narcotics through the US mail.

Authorities executing a search warrant allegedly discovered a trove of illicit drugs at the couple’s home. According to an affidavit filed by an inspector, about 261 parcels containing counterfeit OxyContin pills that tested positive for fentanyl and methamphetamine, as well as MDMA and steroids, were delivered to the couple’s western Ohio home between August 2024 and December.

Salsburey was employed by a private security firm contracted by Ramaswamy’s family to provide protective services, campaign spokesperson Connie Luck told the Guardian. She said the family had been “alarmed to hear this disturbing news”. “Upon being informed of this matter in recent days, the outside security firm immediately removed the individual from the security detail,” Luck said.

Rankin has also been removed from her employment as a schoolteacher in nearby Urbana and placed on unpaid leave while the investigation continues, according to a statement posted by the school district.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/09/vivek-ramaswamy-bodyguard-drug-trafficking

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1. Lol

Serves him right..Greasy little turd..

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2. I am concerned that he is alarmed rather than concerned.

[FakeNoose]

3. Even more alarming is that the guy's wife - his partner in drug trafficking - is a schoolteacher

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4. CT time- he's alarmed because he's the head of the operation?

Enquiring minds want to know!

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5. Money.

Hard to earn. Easy to make.

[Wonder Why]

6. If the boss can sell out the country, why not a little for me? When the big shot does it, the little guy

figures it's okay.

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7. He's shocked that a republican turns out to be a criminal.

What country does he live in? trump's Fascist Party is a criminal enterprise, "Vivek". Wake up!

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8. Drugs and pedophilia ......

The oxygen and water of maga……..

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9. Deport them.

Isn't that what we do with drug dealers now?

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10. He's going under the bus. They won't vote for Vivek because he is an Indian, says Coultergeist.

Trump in turn has endorsed Ramaswamy’s run to succeed Republican Mike DeWine, who is term-limited, as Ohio governor. DeWine has also endorsed Ramaswamy.