Two men arrested last month after a Drug Enforcement Administration investigation culminated in the discovery of 222 pounds of methamphetamine in a storage facility in Little Rock were arraigned in federal court Thursday on drug conspiracy, possession and distribution charges.
A Cleburne County woman indicted by a federal grand jury in south Florida was released from jail in Arkansas by a federal magistrate judge after her arrest on drug conspiracy charges.
A Pine Bluff man was arraigned Monday on federal charges of drug distribution and possession of firearms stemming from an October traffic stop by the Arkansas State Police.
A Pulaski County man who pleaded guilty last year to a federal count of interfering with flight crew members and attendants was sentenced to five years' probation Thursday in federal court in Little Rock during which time he is prohibited from drinking alcohol and must submit to substance abuse counseling.
A Cleburne County man with a history of sex offenses dating to 2011 and who pleaded guilty in January to extortion was sentenced Friday to spend the next 24 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge James M. Moody Jr., who granted an upward variance of six months over the top of the sentencing guideline range of 18 months.