A Littleton man is scheduled for sentencing in August and in an unrelated case related to felons in possession of a weapon a Roanoke Rapids man was sentenced federally earlier this month.

Kwame Tywan Robinson

Robinson during his arraignment in Raleigh before District Judge Terrence W. Boyle on May 2 entered a guilty plea to a count of possession of a firearm by a felon.

The indictment against Robinson, of Littleton, charges that on or about July 8 of last year Robinson, knowing that he had previously been convicted of a crime punishable by a term of imprisonment for a year or more, possessed a weapon.

Sentencing is tentatively set for the August 5 term of court with the location and time to be determined by Boyle.

Eric Tyree Robinson

On May 9 Chief Judge Richard E. Myers III sentenced Eric Robinson of Roanoke Rapids to 72 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release.

Robinson was indicted for possession of a weapon by a convicted felon in July of last year.

Myers sent Eric Robinson to FCI Petersburg, a facility closest to his family.

The judge also recommended the most intensive substance abuse treatment, vocational training/educational opportunities, mental health assessment and treatment and physical health evaluation and treatment.

He is also to support his dependents, the judge ordered.

The men and their crimes are not related.