The federal trial of a Little Rock man accused of distribution of fentanyl that resulted in the death of a 33-year-old Fayetteville woman got underway Tuesday as prosecutors began presenting their case to a jury.
The federal court trial of a Little Rock man accused of fentanyl distribution resulting in death began Monday with the selection of 12 jurors and two alternates to hear the case before U.S. District Judge Billy Roy Wilson.
A White County man charged with five counts of production of child pornography and one count each of attempted sex trafficking and sex trafficking of a minor was ordered to remain in jail pending trial after a federal magistrate judge ruled that he poses too much of a danger to go free on bond.
A sentencing hearing that resulted in a prison term of 15 years and 5 months for drug trafficking for a Little Rock man brought to an end a long-running federal prosecution that has sent 23 people to federal prison for terms ranging from eight months to 20 years and resulted in probation for another five defendants.
A Pulaski County man accused of being the head of a major fentanyl distribution ring that operated in central Arkansas was sentenced to 12 years and seven months in prison Wednesday on one count of conspiracy to distribute more than 500 grams of fentanyl.