A Summit County resident was sentenced on May 4 to ten years in prison for federal drug and firearms violations committed while he was out on parole, according to court documents.
Darron Portis, age 36, of Akron, Ohio, received a sentence of 120 months in prison after pleading guilty to several charges. These included being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition—having prior convictions for aggravated robbery (2008), abduction (2012), burglary (2015), and being a felon in possession of a firearm (2021)—as well as possession with intent to distribute cocaine, fentanyl, and methamphetamine. He also pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. U.S. District Court Judge Benita Y. Pearson imposed the sentence on April 30. Portis will serve four years of supervised release following his imprisonment.
Investigators from the DEA Cleveland District Office and the Akron Police Department identified Portis during inquiries into suspected drug trafficking activity in Akron. In January 2025, agents executed a search warrant at an Akron residence where Portis was staying. They found him with a loaded Smith & Wesson .38 caliber revolver and cocaine. Additional searches uncovered substances confirmed as mixtures containing tramadol, xylazine, fluorofentanyl, fentanyl, methamphetamine; digital scales; another firearm; and approximately $1,400 cash.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Stephanie Wojtasik and James P. Lewis for the Northern District of Ohio.
The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio promotes community safety through outreach programs and victim services across northern Ohio according to its official website. The office is responsible for enforcing federal criminal laws related to national security and public corruption while defending the United States in civil suits according to its official website. Covering forty northern counties with offices located in Cleveland, Toledo, Akron, and Youngstown according to its official website, it collaborates with schools and law enforcement agencies to enhance community safety according to its official website.
