Milwaukee Man Facing Additional Drug Charge after Allegedly Bail Jumping

A 44-year-old Milwaukee man brought up on following an arrest in Shorewood is facing an additional drug charge after police found him in possession of Methadone and other pills in late August.

Milwaukee County authorities issued a warrant for Ronald Bell, 7200 W. Burleigh St., after he allegedly skipped out on a July 26 court date. A Shorewood detective found Bell at his Milwaukee home on Aug. 31 and after a search, found him in possession of 10 Methadone pills and six Amphetamine pills. He was charged Sept. 2 with possession of the controlled substance Methadone, according to the criminal complaint.

Bell told police the Methadone was his emergency stash and he had purchased the pills on the street for $4 per pill. He is “self-detoxing” and he was kicked out of the Methadone treatment clinic, Bell told police according to the criminal complaint.

There are still open charges against Bell for a mid-May drug bust in which more than 250 pills were recovered from his Dodge Durango. Bell was charged June 21 after Theresa Findley, 32, from Milwaukee, allegedly attempted to sell the prescription drug Xanax to him.

Bell is facing up to three years and six months in prison and/or a $10,000 fine if found guilty. Additionally, he faces up to six years in prison and/or a maximum fine of $10,000 for his June 21 felony drug charges.