Jacksonville woman pleads guilty to distribution of methamphetamine, faces 40 yearsA Jacksonville woman will face up to 40 years in federal prison after she pleaded guilty to one count of distribution of methamphetamine before a federal judge in Little Rock on Tuesday.Arkansas Online1d agoWhole story →Justicemethamphetamine distribution sentencing
Crittenden County woman pleads guilty to possession of gun by a felonA Crittenden County woman is facing up to 15 years in federal prison after pleading guilty Tuesday to possession of a firearm by a felon before a federal judge in Little Rock.Arkansas Online1d agoWhole story →Justicegun possession plea
Tennessee's prisons chief is resigning after failed execution of Christa PikeThe head of Tennessee’s prison system is resigning after the failed execution of Christa Pike. The announcement was made Saturday by Gov. Bill Lee, who calls the circumstances a “difficult moment.” Tennessee Department of Correction Commissioner Frank Strada says stepping aside is in the best interests of the state as a review looks at why Pike’s…Arkansas Online4d agoWhole story →JusticeHealthtennessee execution failure
Fayetteville man gets federal prison time for firearm possession, but his legal troubles are not overFAYETTEVILLE -- A convicted felon arrested last year after authorities said he fled from Fayetteville and Springdale police and tossed guns from his vehicle was sentenced to federal prison Tuesday for being a felon in possession of a firearm.Arkansas Online8d agoWhole story →SecurityJusticefelon sentencing
Fayetteville felon gets federal time after getting caught with a gunFAYETTEVILLE -- A Fayetteville man was sentenced to 12 years and six months in federal prison Wednesday after earlier pleading guilty to one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office.Arkansas Online13d agoWhole story →Justicefederal sentencing
Prairie Grove man sentenced to federal pen on child porn charges, state charges still pendingFAYETTEVILLE -- A Prairie Grove man, who was arrested last year in a women's restroom with a bottle of baby lotion at a Fayetteville Walmart store, was sentenced to federal prison Monday after pleading guilty earlier to receiving child pornography.Arkansas Online16d agoWhole story →Justicechild porn sentencing
Bail set for ICE officer accused of lying, assaultMINNEAPOLIS -- A federal immigration officer charged with shooting and wounding a Venezuelan man in January and lying about the circumstances to investigators made a brief initial appearance Thursday before a Minnesota judge after state authorities arrested him ahead of a separate hearing in federal court.Arkansas Online20d agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmentice officer arrest
Locust Grove man sentenced to five years following guilty plea in child porn caseAn Independence County man was sentenced to five years in federal prison Thursday for receipt of child sexual abuse images, on the joint recommendation of his defense attorney and the government.Arkansas Online20d agoWhole story →SecurityJusticechild porn sentencing
Appeals court slams migrant mandatory detention policyThe Trump administration's policy of holding immigrants without a chance for release on bail is illegal and "hearkens back to some of the darkest moments in our country's history," including the mass detention of Japanese Americans during World War II, a divided federal appeals court ruled Thursday.Arkansas Online27d agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmentmigrant detention policy ruling
