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Thursday, February 28, 2013

Marijuana Trafficker Sentenced to Three Years of Probation

Kevin K. Robinson Jr. had pleaded guilty to drug trafficking, drug possession and possessing criminal tools in January.

The man caught traveling through Brecksville with three-fourths of a pound of marijuana in his car was sentenced to three years in probation. Cuyahoga Common Pleas Judge John Sutula sentenced Kevin K. Robinson Jr., 28, of Oakwood Village, Wednesday morning. Robinson had pleaded guilty to drug trafficking, drug possession and possessing criminal tools in January. Robinson was pulled over Sept. 19 for a routine speeding violation on Brecksville Road, but wound up facing felony charges after police discovered the marijuana in the car, along with six bundles of cash totaling $6,100. As part of the plea agreement, Robinson forfeited the cash as well as a cell phone, according to a statement from the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office. He was …

Monday, February 25, 2013

Sentencing Rescheduled for Convicted Marijuana Trafficker

Police found three-fourths of a pound of marijuana and $6,100 in his vehicle following a September traffic stop.

The sentencing for a man caught traveling through Brecksville with three-fourths of a pound of marijuana in his car has been delayed. Kevin K. Robinson Jr., 28, of Oakwood Village, who pleaded guilty to several charges last month, is expected to be sentenced this week in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court. He faces up to eight years in prison for charges of drug trafficking, drug possession and possessing criminal tools. Sentencing was rescheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday in Judge John Sutula’s courtroom. Robinson was pulled over Sept. 19 for a routine speeding violation on Brecksville Road, but wound up facing felony charges after police discovered the marijuana in the car, along with six bundles of cash totaling $6,100. As part of the plea …

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Trial Set for Man Caught with 3/4 Pound of Marijuana

The driver was charged with three felonies.

A man caught traveling through Brecksville with three-fourths of a pound of marijuana in his car is scheduled for trial this week. Kevin K. Robinson Jr., 28, of Oakwood Village, was pulled over Sept. 19 for a routine speeding violation on Brecksville Road, but wound up facing felony charges after police dicovered the marijuana in the car, along with six bundles fo cash totaling $6,100. His trial is set for 9 a.m. Jan. 16, according to Maria Russo, spokeswoman for Cuyahoga county Prosecutor Timothy J. McGinty. Robinson faces one count of trafficking in drugs, a third-degree felony, as well as counts of possession of drugs and possession of criminal tools, both fifth-degree felonies. He was also charged with two misdemeanors: speeding and …

FlyingTooLow

10:38 am on Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Our nation was founded upon freedom of the individual. Each of our citizens was guaranteed the right to the pursuit of happiness...so long as he brings no harm to his fellow citizens or their property. When did this change? I spent 5 years in Federal Prison for a marijuana offense. And I am as harmless as a Beagle puppy. I wrote about the escapades that led to my 'extended vacation'...my book: …   more ›

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