Convicted Felon Sentenced To Over 7 Years In Federal Prison For Firearms Possession

EL DORADO – A Hamburg man was sentenced today to 92 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release on one count of being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm. The Honorable Chief Judge Susan O. Hickey presided over the sentencing hearing in the United States District Court in El Dorado.

According to court documents, during an investigation on December 9, 2019, the Ashley County Sheriff’s Department and the Arkansas State Parole Office conducted a search of the residence belonging to Richard Patrick Stanley, 35.  The Search resulted in officers locating and seizing two firearms and narcotics from the residence.   

U.S. Attorney David Clay Fowlkes of the Western District of Arkansas made the announcement.

The Ashley County Sheriff’s Department, with assistance from the Arkansas State Parole Office and the ATF, investigated the case.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Bryan Achorn prosecuted the case.

This case was prosecuted as part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. The Department of Justice reinvigorated PSN in 2017 as part of the Department’s renewed focus on targeting violent criminals, directing all U.S. Attorney’s Offices to work in partnership with federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement and the local community to develop effective, locally-based strategies to reduce violent crime.