A Little Rock man who was one of 27 people indicted in a wide-ranging investigation into gang violence and drug trafficking in Central Arkansas and was ordered detained for trial by a magistrate judge in November appealed that decision Thursday but may have to wait until next week before learning if he will be allowed to leave jail.
A Little Rock man who was one of 27 people indicted in a wide-ranging investigation into gang violence and drug trafficking in Central Arkansas and was ordered detained for trial by a magistrate judge in November appealed that decision Thursday but may have to wait until next week before learning if he will be allowed to leave jail.
Two defendants charged in a wide-ranging investigation into drug trafficking and gang activity in central Arkansas were released Thursday on conditions and two were ordered to remain in jail pending trial.
In two marathon court sessions Monday, U.S. Magistrate Judge Joe Volpe arraigned an additional 30 defendants named in indictments handed down from a multi-agency investigation headed by the FBI and DEA into drug trafficking and gang violence in Central Arkansas.