Hartford Man Sentenced For Robbery, Gun Crimes

HARTFORD, CT — A Hartford man was sentenced to 17 years in prison in connection with two shootings and other crimes, according to a statement from federal prosecutors. Randy Parkman, 43, will also serve five years of supervised release.

According to prosecutors, on May 22, 2018, Parkman shot and seriously wounded a victim after he robbed that person of drugs and money at 149 Wethersfield Ave. in Hartford. At the time, the location was being used as a “trap house” by a drug trafficking organization. After the shooting, Parkman sold the gun he used.

In August 2018, Parkman stole a Taurus, Model 444, .44 caliber revolver from a motor vehicle in Hartford. Prosecutors alleged that he then used the stolen gun on Oct. 5, 2018, in a shooting at 183 Wethersfield Ave., and then again on Oct. 8, 2018, when he shot and wounded a victim in Hartford’s South Green Park.

On Oct. 22, 2018, Parkman was arrested at an apartment where he had been staying. Investigators recovered the stolen .44 caliber firearm during a search of the apartment.

Parkman has been detained since his arrest. On Jan. 27, 2020, he pleaded guilty to one count of interference with commerce by robbery, and one count of possession and discharge of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence.

Parkman’s criminal history includes numerous felony convictions for larceny, burglary, and other offenses.