Bryant Cordell Hart, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Arkansas 2024

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North Little Rock Man Sentenced to 15 Years In Federal Prison for Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm

LITTLE ROCK—A North Little Rock man will spend the next 15 years in federal prison after being convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm.

Bryant Cordell Hart, a 38-year-old multi-convicted felon, was sentenced on Thursday, October 24, 2024, by United States District Judge Lee P. Rudofsky.

Hart pleaded guilty on August 8, 2022, to being a felon in possession of a firearm, and was handed a four-year supervised release sentence in addition to the 15-year prison term.

According to the investigation, Hart was driving a vehicle on June 7, 2021, when officers from the Little Rock Police Department conducted a traffic stop. During the stop, officers found a Glock, model 23, .40 caliber semi-automatic pistol wedged between the driver’s seat and the center console of the vehicle Hart was driving. Additionally, officers located marijuana, two digital scales, and a glass pipe in the center console.

The investigation also revealed that during a search of the vehicle’s trunk, officers recovered an extended Glock magazine loaded with ammunition that functioned with the firearm found in Hart’s possession.

Hart’s criminal history includes multiple convictions for attempted delivery of cocaine, possession with intent to deliver marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of methamphetamine, and possession of cocaine, making him an armed career criminal offender.

The investigation was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation with assistance from the Little Rock Police Department. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Amanda Fields.

There is no parole in the federal system, and Hart will serve his 15-year sentence without the possibility of release.