Troy R. Loadholt, Methamphetamine Conspiracy, Arkansas 2025

LITTLE ROCK—A Arkansas man has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for his role in a methamphetamine conspiracy that involved members of a white supremacist gang.

Troy R. Loadholt, a 44-year-old man from Russellville, Arkansas, was sentenced on Thursday, November 13, 2025, by United States District Judge Brian S. Miller.

Loadholt was indicted on September 3, 2019, on one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine. He pleaded guilty on April 9, 2025, to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 45 kilograms or more of methamphetamine.

The case, named 'To The Dirt,' is a reference to the New Aryan Empire (NAE) slogan referring to the rule that members must remain in the NAE until they die. The charges allege acts involving attempted murder, kidnapping, maiming, and conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.

In 2016, local and federal agencies initiated a joint investigation to identify, infiltrate, and dismantle drug trafficking organizations in Russellville. Investigators identified multiple individuals who were trafficking methamphetamine in the Pope County area.

Loadholt was the driving force behind this large-scale methamphetamine operation by supplying pound quantities of methamphetamine to known members of the NAE, a white supremacist organization that began as a prison gang, who then sold and distributed the methamphetamine.

Thanks to the cooperation of federal, state, and local agencies, a large-scale, violent drug trafficking organization with strong ties to white supremacy gangs in the Pope County, Arkansas, area has been dismantled.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edar/pr/russellville-man-sentenced-25-years-federal-prison-role-dirt-methamphetamine