El Salvadorian Man Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison for Possession of Methamphetamine with Intent to Distribute

            Fayetteville, Arkansas – Kenneth Elser, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that Timothy Colhour, age 24, of Otis, Oregon, was sentenced today to a total of 170 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release and ordered to pay a $4,800.00 fine on one count of Distribution of Methamphetamine and one count of Use of a Firearm During and in Relation to a Drug Trafficking Offense.  The Honorable Timothy L. Brooks presided over the sentencing in the United States District Court in Fayetteville.

            According to court records, in December, 2014, as part of an investigation into the trafficking of methamphetamine in the region, a confidential source indicated to officers that he or she could purchase methamphetamine from the defendant, Timothy Colhour.  On December 21, 2014, Colhour distributed methamphetamine, and later arranged to conduct a second transaction on December 23, 2014.  When investigating officers arrived at the location where Colhour was to distribute the methamphetamine, they made contact with Colhour, and found him to be in possession of approximately 26.16 grams of  pure methamphetamine hydrochloride and a loaded 9 mm handgun.

            This case was investigated by the Rogers Police Department, the 4^th Judicial Drug Task Force, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).  Assistant United States Attorney Kimberly Davis prosecuted the case for the United States.

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