MESSAGE FROM PROSECUTOR SHERRI BEVAN WALSH

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Brown Guilty on Drug Charges

(November 22, 2011… Akron) … Summit County Prosecutor Sherri Bevan Walsh announced today that a jury found Melton Brown, 34, of Romig Road in Akron, guilty of Possession of Cocaine, a fourth-degree felony; Aggravated Possession of Drugs, a fifth-degree felony; Possession of Heroin, a fourth-degree felony; Trafficking in Cocaine, a fourth-degree felony; and Trafficking in Heroin, a fourth-degree felony. All charges included a $650 forfeiture specification.

While arresting a prostitute outside a house on E. Buchtel Avenue in Akron on July 12, Akron police officers noticed Brown sitting alone on the front porch railing of the home. They saw Brown move his hand behind the railing and then heard multiple items hit the ground. As soon as the items hit the ground, Brown quickly left the porch and entered the house. The officers found three plastic baggies on the ground directly behind where Brown had been sitting. The baggies had clearly just landed on the ground because they were warm, dry and free of any dirt. While searching Brown during his arrest, officers found $650 on him, mostly in $20 increments.

Judge Elinore Stormer will sentence Brown at 1:30 p.m. on November 30.

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