Barnett expected to testify in federal trial

Richard Barnett is expected to testify in court during the trial against him this week, a Fort Smith television station reported Wednesday. Barnett, 62, of Gravette, Arkansas, is facing charges over the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol in 2021. Those charges include obstruction of an... Read More.
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30-year federal prison sentence for drug related allegation

LITTLE ROCK—A Little Rock man who distributed the fentanyl that resulted in a person’s overdose death has been sentenced to 30 years in prison. Jemel Foster, 32, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Billy Roy Wilson, who considered Foster’s convictions of four... Read More.
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Federal prison sentence for woman on drug charges

FAYETTEVILLE – A Rogers Woman was sentenced Friday to 110 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release on one count of Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine. The Honorable Judge Timothy L. Brooks presided over the sentencing hearing in the United... Read More.

Sheridan man sentenced to federal prison on child porn allegation

FAYETTEVILLE – A Sheridan, Arkansas man was sentenced  Wednesday to 96 months in prison without the possibility of parole on one count of Distribution of Child Pornography. The Honorable Judge Timothy L. Brooks presided over the sentencing hearing in the U.S. District Court in Fayetteville. According... Read More.
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Richardson discusses federal arrests

On Nov. 9, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced multiple arrests were being made in a crackdown on gang activity in Little Rock and Pine Bluff. The Pine Bluff investigation targeted EBK gang , Everybody’s Killers, and 35 people were named in indictments returned by a... Read More.

Beebe man sentenced to federal prison on child porn allegation

LITTLE ROCK—A Beebe man was sentenced yesterday afternoon for production of child pornography. United States District Court Judge Lee P. Rudofsky sentenced Joshua Sweat, 30, to 25 years in federal prison. In April 2019, police in Allen, Texas, notified the Little Rock Police Department that... Read More.
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Federal trial on transgender care begins

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The nation’s first trial over a state’s ban on gender-confirming care for children begins in Arkansas this week, the latest fight over restrictions on transgender youth championed by Republican leaders and widely condemned by medical experts. U.S. District Judge Jay... Read More.
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Federal prison sentence for man supporting terroristic group

LITTLE ROCK—A Helena-West Helena man has been sentenced to 65 months in prison for providing material support to a terrorist organization. Bilal Al-Rayanni, 31, a naturalized citizen originally from Yemen, was sentenced Friday by United States District Judge Susan Webber Wright. Judge Wright also... Read More.

Magnolia man sentenced to federal prison on drug charges

EL DORADO – A Magnolia man was sentenced today to 120 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for distributing methamphetamine in Columbia County. The Honorable Chief Judge Susan O. Hickey presided over the sentencing hearing in the United States District... Read More.