Richmond police officer found guilty of drinking and driving off-duty
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) – A Henrico judge found a Richmond police officer guilty of drinking and driving off duty. Jennifer Ramey is a current patrol officer with the Richmond Police Department. According to court records, Ramey was convicted of drinking and driving in January. A spokesperson from Richmond Police told 8News that Ramey has been a patrol officer with the department for eight years. In September 2024, Henrico Police found her intoxicated at a fire station on Patterson Avenue, after receiving a report of a crash. According to court documents, a Henrico police officer smelled alcohol on Ramey's breath, saw her eyes were red and watery, her speech was slurred and that she was unsteady on her feet. At the scene, Ramey told police she drank four fireball airplane bottles while sitting in her car at the station. When asked where she was, she did not provide the correct location and said she did not know how she got to the fire station. Police conducted several sobriety tests and Ramey did not pass. Once a breath test was conducted, police found her blood alcohol level was .17, more than double the legal limit. 8News spoke with Dana Schrad with the Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police about her consequences. "We understand that law enforcement officers are held to a very strict standard in the eyes of the public," Schrad said. According to court documents, she was charged with driving while intoxicated. Recently, a Henrico judge found her guilty and she was sentenced to 10 months behind bars with that time suspended, her driver's license was suspended for a year and she was required to pay a fine and enroll in a driver safety course. 8News reached out to Richmond Police to learn whether Ramey would face any consequences on the job. We're told the department cannot discuss personnel matters however, she is allowed to drive on the job. “We want to make sure that our residents know that if an officer has a conduct that needs to be addressed through disciplinary policy, then the department will do it. They'll apply it fairly and that they will keep the public informed," Schrad said. According to the department's code of conduct, the use of alcohol off duty is a Class B offense. The consequence for the first offense is a level two reprimand, followed by a reprimand to a three-day suspension for the second offense and a four-to-10-day suspension for the third offense.
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RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) – A Henrico judge found a Richmond police officer guilty of drinking and driving off duty.
Jennifer Ramey is a current patrol officer with the Richmond Police Department. According to court records, Ramey was convicted of drinking and driving in January.
A spokesperson from Richmond Police told 8News that Ramey has been a patrol officer with the department for eight years. In September 2024, Henrico Police found her intoxicated at a fire station on Patterson Avenue, after receiving a report of a crash.
According to court documents, a Henrico police officer smelled alcohol on Ramey's breath, saw her eyes were red and watery, her speech was slurred and that she was unsteady on her feet. At the scene, Ramey told police she drank four fireball airplane bottles while sitting in her car at the station. When asked where she was, she did not provide the correct location and said she did not know how she got to the fire station.
Police conducted several sobriety tests and Ramey did not pass. Once a breath test was conducted, police found her blood alcohol level was .17, more than double the legal limit.
8News spoke with Dana Schrad with the Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police about her consequences.
"We understand that law enforcement officers are held to a very strict standard in the eyes of the public," Schrad said.
According to court documents, she was charged with driving while intoxicated. Recently, a Henrico judge found her guilty and she was sentenced to 10 months behind bars with that time suspended, her driver's license was suspended for a year and she was required to pay a fine and enroll in a driver safety course.
8News reached out to Richmond Police to learn whether Ramey would face any consequences on the job. We're told the department cannot discuss personnel matters however, she is allowed to drive on the job.
“We want to make sure that our residents know that if an officer has a conduct that needs to be addressed through disciplinary policy, then the department will do it. They'll apply it fairly and that they will keep the public informed," Schrad said.
According to the department's code of conduct, the use of alcohol off duty is a Class B offense. The consequence for the first offense is a level two reprimand, followed by a reprimand to a three-day suspension for the second offense and a four-to-10-day suspension for the third offense.
