Ohio resident, Desmen Ramsey, was recently sentenced to 18 months in prison after he mistakenly called a local garbage company instead of a hitman to kill his son in October 2022.
As reported by BestLife, Ramsey had been drinking heavily after getting in a fight with his son on Oct. 13, 2022. Ramsey tried to call a friend who was in a motorcycle club to order a hit on his son, Assistant Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Zach Anderson said.
Instead of reaching the friend, Ramsey actually called Budget Dumpster Co. in Westlake, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland. He called three times and left three voicemails, Anderson said.
Ramsey used the name "Jesse" to refer to what he thought was his friend in the first voicemail. He called himself "Tommy." "It's a five grand hit on him," Ramsey said, referring to his son by name. The son was not identified in news reports. "I don't give a f–k where he's at or what he's doing or who he be with. Kill that b—h," Ramsey added in the first voicemail. He called a second time but left a blank voicemail. Ramsey then left a third voice message: Call back "ASAP." He added: "It's business. … This ain't bulls–t."
Budget Dumpster employees found the voice messages the following morning with a caller identification that named Ramsey and listed his number. An unidentified vice president at the company called Cleveland police, then the FBI, neither of whom were "helpful," according to Judge David Matia. The executive then called police in Westlake. They tracked Ramsey's phone by cellphone tower data and arrested him.
Ramsey did take plea deal in order to avoid a potential life sentence, but he maintains that he would "never hurt my children."
