Fayetteville Group Sentenced to More Than 54 Years Combined in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking

FAYETTEVILLE – The final member of a Northwest Arkansas drug trafficking group was sentenced late last week for crimes related to the distribution of methamphetamine. The Honorable Judge Timothy L. Brooks presided over the sentencing hearings in the United States District Court in Fayetteville.

According to court documents, beginning in October 2022, agents with the 4th Judicial District Drug Task Force initiated an investigation into a drug trafficking organization operating out of the Fayetteville Division responsible for the distribution of methamphetamine in the Northwest Arkansas area. During the course of their investigation, investigators identified five individuals who were responsible for distributing large quantities of methamphetamine throughout the Western District of Arkansas.

Those members of the drug trafficking organization indicted federally have been sentenced as follows:

Joe Chantharath:  age 42, Springdale, Arkansas – Distribution of a Mixture or Substance Containing a Detectable Amount of Methamphetamine – 135 months imprisonment and 3-year term of supervised release, plus an additional 24-month term of imprisonment to run consecutively to new sentence as a consequence of his federal supervised release being revoked.

Anthony Chantharath:  age 35, Springdale, Arkansas – Possession of a Mixture or Substance Containing a Detectable Amount of Methamphetamine with Intent to Distribute - 137 months imprisonment and 3-year term of supervised release.

Kevin Michael Burke: age 37, Bryant, Arkansas – Distribution of a Mixture or Substance Containing a Detectable Amount of Methamphetamine -235 months imprisonment and 3-year term of supervised release.

Ryan Seth Bruce: age 35, Clinton, Arkansas – Distribution of a Mixture or Substance Containing a Detectable Amount of Methamphetamine– 72 months imprisonment and 3-year term of supervised release.

Destiny DeAnne Satterfield: age 25, Springdale, Arkansas – Possession of a Mixture or Substance Containing a Detectable Amount of Methamphetamine with Intent to Distribute – 77 months imprisonment and 3-year term of supervised release.

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

The 4th Judicial District Drug Task Force investigated the case.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Kevin Eaton prosecuted the case.

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