Career Offender Sentenced to More Than Eleven Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking

TEXARKANA – A Colombia County, Arkansas man was sentenced today to 140 months in federal prison, followed by four years of supervised release, for distributing methamphetamine in south Arkansas.  The Honorable Chief Judge Susan O. Hickey presided over the sentencing hearing, which took place in the United States District Court in Texarkana. 

According to court documents, Joseph Edward Lowe, age 37, of Magnolia, Arkansas, sold high-purity methamphetamine during multiple ‘controlled buy’ operations conducted by state and federal investigators in 2021 and 2022. A federal grand jury indicted Lowe in September 2022, and he later pleaded guilty to two counts of Distribution of Methamphetamine on October 10, 2023.  Lowe’s sentence was enhanced due to his status as a Career Offender.  There is no parole in the federal system.

U.S. Attorney David Clay Fowlkes made the announcement.

The case was investigated by the Magnolia Police Department, Columbia County Sheriff’s Office, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Graham Jones prosecuted the case for the United States.

Related court documents may be found on the Public Access to Electronic Records website at www.pacer.gov.