Scott Carl Mangum, Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine, Arkansas 2019

Fort Smith, Arkansas, resident Scott Carl Mangum, 40, of Tucson, Arizona, has been sentenced to 120 months in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release for his role in a major cocaine trafficking operation.

According to the Western District of Arkansas, Mangum was stopped by an Arkansas State Police Trooper on October 27, 2019, while driving a tractor-trailer on Interstate 40 in Crawford County. During the traffic stop, the trooper discovered a 9mm handgun and a meth pipe in the vehicle.

A search of Mangum's person also turned up a small baggie of methamphetamine. However, it was the trailer's cargo that revealed the true extent of Mangum's illicit activities. Approximately 15 kilograms of suspected cocaine, concealed among the produce being transported, was discovered and subsequently tested positive as cocaine weighing 15.04 kilograms.

Mangum was indicted by a federal grand jury in November 2019 and entered a guilty plea in December 2019. The case was investigated by the Arkansas State Police and the Drug Enforcement Administration, with Assistant United States Attorney Kenneth Elser prosecuting the case for the Western District of Arkansas.

David Clay Fowlkes, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced the sentencing, which took place in the United States District Court in Fort Smith. Judge P. K. Holmes III presided over the hearings.

The exact date of the crime was October 27, 2019. The defendant's real full name is Scott Carl Mangum. The exact criminal charges are Possession with Intent to Distribute more than 5 Kilograms of Cocaine. The city and state are Fort Smith, Arkansas. The sentence or outcome is 120 months in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdar/pr/arizona-man-sentenced-10-years-federal-prison-drug-trafficking-0