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Fayetteville, Arkansas – A Northwest Arkansas Pair Sentenced to Over 22 Years in Prison for Methamphetamine Trafficking
A federal court in Fayetteville, Arkansas, has handed down a combined sentence of over 22 years in prison to a pair of methamphetamine traffickers. Allen Dwight Gailliot, 62, of Fayetteville, and Leslie Erin Curtis, 45, of Bella Vista, were found guilty of one count each of Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine.
The sentencing hearings were presided over by the Honorable Timothy L. Brooks in the United States District Court in Fayetteville. Gailliot was sentenced to 151 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release and ordered to pay a $3,400.00 fine. Curtis was sentenced to 121 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release and ordered to pay a $5,900.00 fine.
The investigation revealed that Curtis sold one ounce of methamphetamine to a confidential source from her residence in Fayetteville on March 10, 2016. Detectives from the 4th Judicial Drug Task Force executed a search warrant at both Curtis’ and Gailliot’s residences, finding approximately ½ pound of methamphetamine in each residence, packaged for sale, digital scales, baggies, drug ledgers, and packages from the United States Postal Service (USPS) addressed to Gailliot that had been sent from California.
Further investigation led detectives to a storage unit in Fayetteville, leased under Curtis’ name, where they found approximately four pounds of methamphetamine in USPS parcels addressed to Gailliot. Curtis revealed that she and Gailliot would place orders for and receive pounds of meth at a time through the mail from California and distribute it throughout Washington County.
Gailliot and Curtis were indicted by a federal grand jury in May 2016 and pleaded guilty in September 2016. The case was investigated by the 4th Judicial Drug Task Force, with Assistant United States Attorney Denis Dean prosecuting the case for the United States.
The combined sentence of over 22 years in prison for Gailliot and Curtis serves as a stark reminder of the severity of the consequences for those involved in methamphetamine trafficking. The Northwest Arkansas community can breathe a sigh of relief knowing that these individuals will no longer be contributing to the region’s illicit drug trade.
Key Facts
- State: Arkansas
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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