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Robert J. Akers

Thursday, January 31, 2013

Kentite Charged in Meth Lab Bust

The Portage County Drug Task Force busted a methamphetamine lab in Franklin Township

A Kent man is facing charges of making meth along with two other Portage County residents after members of the Portage County Drug Task Force broke up a lab in Franklin Township Tuesday. The drug task force charged Robert J. Akers, of 6395 West Shore Drive, with illegal manufacturing of methamphetamine, a second-degree felony, after agents discovered a lab at his residence. Acting on a tip, task force agents spent two days investigating the lab before obtaining a warrant to enter the residence, where officers found four people making meth, the remnants of an active lab and finished product in the attic of the residence. Along with Akers, agents arrested Michael D. Piskac, 30, of Ravenna, OH, and Ashley Ann Mitrovic, 23, of Tallmadge, OH. …

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