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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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Prison nurse arrested on drug charges

By Ray King A Little Rock woman who worked as a nurse at the Cummins Unit of the Arkansas Department of Corrections was arrested Friday after contraband was found in her shoes. When Ava Bradford, 36, reported for work, she took off her shoes and placed... 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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Appeals Court rejects challenge to prison sentence

By Ray King The Arkansas Court of Appeals on Wednesday rejected claims by an inmate in the Arkansas Department of Corrections that the court that convicted him did not have jurisdiction in the case. Gary Lee Gould, 39, was sentenced as an habitual offender to 480... 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.

Dewitt man sentenced to 40 years in federal prison

LITTLE ROCK—Multiple death threats, including repeated threats to FBI agents and a former United States Attorney, earned a Dewitt man 40 years in federal prison. Clayton Jackson, 35, whose legal address is in Minnesota but who was living in Dewitt when the original threats... Read More.
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