Tag: Arkansas
Montrio Santos Neville, Federal Drug & Firearms Charges, Little Rock AR 2024
A 40-year-old Richmond, Arkansas, resident has been handed a severe sentence for his role in the state’s growing methamphetamine epidemic. Montrio Santos Neville was sentenced to 20 years in prison after being convicted of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, according to the Department of Justice,…
Nathan Garza, AR-Variant Rifle Robbery, Texas 2022
McALLEN, TEXAS – A third man is now facing federal charges in a violent hotel robbery that left one victim disarmed and authorities scrambling to recover a stolen AR-variant rifle. Nathan Garza, 27, of McAllen, has been added to the indictment alongside Oscar Joel Frias, 20, of Edinburg, and Jahiro Sarmiento Martinez, 29, also of…
Marcus Millsap, Conspiracy to Violate Racketeering Laws, Arkansas 2023
LITTLE ROCK, AR – Marcus Millsap, 55, of Little Rock, will spend the rest of his life in federal prison after being convicted of conspiracy to violate racketeering laws, attempted murder in aid of racketeering, and conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. U.S. District Judge Brian S. Miller handed down the life sentence earlier today, concluding a…
Gregory Leary, AR-15 Manufacturing, Connecticut 2022
WOLCOTT, CT – Gregory Leary, 35, of Wolcott, Connecticut, has confessed to operating a ghost gun factory out of his basement, churning out untraceable AR-15-style assault rifles and then funneling them into the shadowy corners of the firearms market. Leary pleaded guilty yesterday in Bridgeport federal court, admitting he manufactured and dealt these weapons without…
Steven D. Young, Firearms Possession, Arkansas 2023
HOT SPRINGS, AR – Steven D. Young, 41, of Hot Springs, will spend the next 90 months in federal prison after being sentenced yesterday for illegally possessing a firearm. Chief Judge Susan O. Hickey delivered the sentence, followed by three years of supervised release, in U.S. District Court. The case stems from a brazen incident…
Broxstonie Demichael Mitchell, AR-Style Pistol Possession, Louisiana 2021
SHREVEPORT, LA – Broxstonie Demichael Mitchell, 37, is headed to federal prison for a significant stretch after pleading guilty to firearms charges and being sentenced to 100 months – eight years and four months – followed by three years of supervised release. U.S. District Judge Elizabeth E. Foote handed down the sentence yesterday, effectively removing…
Mujera Lung’aho, Fire Bombings, Little Rock AR, 2023
LITTLE ROCK, AR – Justice, however delayed, has arrived for the officers targeted in a brazen wave of attacks two years ago. Five individuals are headed to federal prison after being sentenced for firebombing police vehicles across Little Rock and North Little Rock in late August and early September 2020. The group, motivated by what…
Dontarious Marquette Henderson, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Arkansas 2023
LITTLE ROCK, AR – Dontarious Marquette Henderson, 28, is headed to federal prison for nearly six years after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm. U.S. District Judge Lee P. Rudofsky sentenced Henderson to 70 months behind bars, followed by three years of supervised release on December 18th. The sentence stems…
Trent Tyrone Smith, Arson, Arkansas 2024
LITTLE ROCK, AR – Trent Tyrone Smith, 50, of Little Rock, is facing two decades behind bars after a federal judge handed down the maximum sentence for a brazen arson attack targeting The Grind Coffee Bistro. The fires, deliberately set at two locations on March 3, 2022, weren’t random acts of vandalism, but a calculated…
Montrel Hammond, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Arkansas 2024
LITTLE ROCK, AR – Montrel Hammond, 31, of North Little Rock, is facing over 17 years behind bars after a federal judge delivered a harsh sentence for illegally possessing a firearm. The conviction marks the second time Hammond has been busted for the same offense, and prosecutors highlighted a history of violence against women and…
