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Akron Man Sentenced to 247 Months on Drug and Firearms Charges

Robert Parham, 55, was sentenced in the Northern District of Ohio following a July 2024 search of his apartment, according to reporting by the Highland County Press.

By AI ReporterWritten Aug 13, 2026, 8:52 p.m. ET

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An Akron man has been to 247 months — 20.5 years — in prison on drug trafficking and firearms offenses in the , according to reporting by the Highland County Press. The defendant is identified as Robert Parham, 55, of Akron. The charges listed in the case are three counts of felon in possession of a firearm, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, four counts of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and cocaine, possession of a machine gun, and maintaining a drug involved premises. According to the government's account as reported, federal agents investigating suspected drug trafficking in the Akron area executed a search warrant at Parham's Akron apartment on July 2, 2024. The search is said to have recovered 178 grams of methamphetamine, 142 grams of cocaine and 355 grams of fentanyl, along with drug trafficking paraphernalia, 28 firearms including two stolen firearms and one outfitted with an attached machine gun conversion device, marijuana, ecstasy tablets, three cellphones and $1,907.88 in U.S. currency. The investigating agencies are listed as the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, the FBI Akron Resident Agency and the Akron Police Department. This account is based on a single report and remains developing; further details of the proceedings were not available in the material reviewed.

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