the Lincoln Journal Star | Posted: Monday, August 29, 2005 7:00 pm
A New York man who allegedly sent steroids to Lincoln for distribution was scheduled to appear in Lancaster County court Wednesday.
Vladimir Ribartchouk, 37, allegedly mailed steroids to a local distribution ring that in turn sold the drug around Lincoln.
Ribartchouk is lodged in Lancaster County Jail on a charge of conspiring to commit a Class III felony in connection with the alleged distribution ring. He was scheduled for a preliminary hearing today but is expected to waive the hearing.
Investigators suspect Ribartchouk mailed steroids and growth hormones to Levi Lewis and Kenneth Thompson in Lincoln at least from February to November of 2004.
The Lancaster County Attorney’s Office has already filed charges against Lewis, Thompson and Chad Case in the investigation.