A Madison County, Arkansas man has been sentenced to 17 years in federal prison for his role in a major methamphetamine distribution operation.
Clint Eugene Phillips, a 47-year-old resident of Huntsville, Arkansas, was sentenced on May 24, 2024 to 210 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release on one count of Possession with Intent to Distribute more than 50 Grams of Mixture or Substance Containing Methamphetamine.
The sentencing hearing took place in the United States District Court in Fayetteville, with the Honorable Judge Timothy L. Brooks presiding.
According to court documents, in October 2023, Arkansas Community Corrections officers learned that Phillips was violating multiple conditions of his active parole supervision. In response, ACC officers arranged a parole office visit for Phillips. When Phillips arrived at the parole office, he possessed 279.19 grams of actual methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia.
ACC officers and Madison County Sheriff’s Office deputies subsequently searched Phillips’ residence and found multiple items of drug paraphernalia, including clear bags and digital scales, as well as various amounts of suspected methamphetamine and stash bottles.
An examination of Phillips’ cell phone revealed conversations discussing methamphetamine distribution and financial transactions that corroborated those conversations.
Phillips was subsequently indicted by a federal grand jury on one count of possession with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine. On May 22, 2024, he pleaded guilty to Possession with the Intent to Distribute more than 50 grams of Methamphetamine.
U.S. Attorney David Clay Fowlkes of the Western District of Arkansas made the announcement.
Arkansas Community Corrections Division of Community Corrections, Madison County Sheriff’s Office, and the Fourth Judicial District Drug Task Force investigated the case.
Assistant United States Attorney Briana Robbins prosecuted the case for the United States.
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Key Facts
- State: Arkansas
- Category: [‘Drug Trafficking’]
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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