In The News 30 September 2011

Greenfield man pleads guilty in drug trafficking case

By
Brandy Chandler-brandychandler@gmail.com

A Greenfield man was sentenced to two years in prison Friday for his involvement in an alleged heroin trafficking ring. 

 

Frank Parr was arrested in August after he was indicted on charges of first-degree felony engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity, drug possession, drug trafficking and trafficking in drugs in the vicinity of a school. 

 

Parr appeared Friday in Highland County Common Pleas Court with his attorney Michael Kelly. 

 

There are 11 defendants in the case who were indicted in August, along with real estate and bank accounts, were indicted on 173 counts by a grand jury in Highland County Common Pleas Court in a continuing investigation into patterns of corrupt activity involving a drug pipeline law enforcement says is responsible for bringing heroin into Highland County via Greenfield. 

 

Roderick Croy, April Elliots and Bradley Rickman have entered into plea agreements in the case. Thomas Peters, Jennifer Forsha, Tesse Everhart, Quentin Binegar, Greg Smith, Donna Gillam and Stephanie Ford have trial dates scheduled for November.

 

On Friday, Parr pleaded guilty to one count of trafficking drugs in the vicinity of a school, a felony of the fourth degree, and trafficking in drugs, a felony of the fifth degree. As a result of the plea, the remaining charges were dismissed, with the stipulation that he cooperate fully with the Highland County Prosecutor's Office. 

 

Highland County Common Pleas Court Judge Rocky Coss followed the state's recommendation and sentenced Parr to 13 months in prison on the trafficking in the vicinity of a school charge and 11 months on the trafficking in drugs charge, to be served consecutively for a total of two years in prison. That sentence is to be served consecutively to a three-year sentence Parr is already serving from drug trafficking convictions in Delaware County.

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