Four sentenced to federal prison in drug trafficking case

Three Malvern residents and a fourth from Hot Springs have been sentenced to more than 20 years in federal prison combined after being convicted of drug trafficking. According to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Arkansas, Detectives with... Read More.

Popular social media meteorologist sentenced to federal prison

FORT SMITH – James Read, 45, of Mountain Home was sentenced on September 20, 2021 to 63 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for charges stemming from his abuse of various COVID-19 related economic relief programs. According to court documents, Read... Read More.
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Jury says two conspired in murder of federal witness

Two men have convicted of conspiring to kill a federal witness in Arkansas in 2016. A federal jury deliberated for about 6 1/2 hours before delivering the verdicts Tuesday against Donald Smith, 37, of Malvern, and Samuel Sherman, 38, of Batesville, in the shooting death... Read More.

Governor critical of federal vaccine mandate

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Sunday that that federal vaccination mandates announced by President Joe Biden last week hurt efforts to overcome the public’s resistance to taking the COVID-19 vaccine. The Republican governor has been notable in working to persuade... Read More.
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Federal judge asked to prevent abortion ban

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Abortion rights supporters asked a federal judge on Monday to prevent Arkansas’ near-total ban on the procedure from taking effect while the groups challenge its constitutionality. The American Civil Liberties Union and Planned Parenthood asked the judge to issue a... Read More.

False disability claims result in federal prison sentence

LITTLE ROCK—A Little Rock man was sentenced for collecting over $250,000 in Social Security Disability payments when he was not actually disabled. Levell Baltimore, Jr., 45, was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison by United States District Judge James M. Moody, Jr. In 2005,... Read More.
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Gang leader sentenced to federal prison

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The leader of a violent white supremacist gang that began in Arkansas’ prisons was sentenced to 35 years in prison Wednesday for his role in a racketeering and drug conspiracy. Wesley Gullett, the president of the New Aryan Empire, pleaded... Read More.