Cumberland Man Faces More Than 2 Dozen Gun And Drug Charges

PROVIDENCE, RI – A Cumberland man has been charged with 27 counts—the majority of which are related to guns and drugs—following his arrest in February, Attorney General Peter F. Neronha said in a Monday news release.

Alex Parfitt, 42, was charged May 9, months after the January evening when Cumberland police responded to a domestic disturbance report on West Wrentham Road before the victim told them that Parfitt had been throwing her belongings around the house and “ashing” cigarettes on her bed, officials said.

Officers said Parfitt, who fled the scene, was in violation of a no-contact order by being in the house.

The victim told officers that Parfitt, who had previously been accused of violence and was also not allowed to own guns as a condition of his no-contact order, had an arsenal of illegal guns stored in the home's bathroom and in a safe in the bedroom.

The weapons were seized from the home along with 20 ounces of psilocybin mushrooms, more than 5 pounds of marijuana, $8,375 in cash, and drug paraphernalia, officials said.

Parfitt is scheduled for a pre-arraignment conference on July 12 in Providence County Superior Court.

Parfitt's complete list of charges are as follows:

• One count of possession of 1 kilograms to 5 kilograms of marijuana
• One count of possession with intent to deliver marijuana
• One count of possession with intent to deliver psilocin
• One count of possession with intent to deliver tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)
• Four counts of possession of a firearm while possessing with intent to deliver a controlled substance
• Ten counts of possession of a firearm by a person that previously convicted of a crime of violence
• Six counts of possession of a large capacity feeding device
• One count of criminal violation of a no contact order
• One count of obstructing an officer in the execution of duty
• One count of domestic disorderly conduct