Fayetteville Man Sentenced to Over 15 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking

Fayetteville, Arkansas – David Clay Fowlkes, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas; announced today that Richard Elmo Warren, age 41, was sentenced today to 188 months in federal prison followed by four years of supervised release on one count of Possession of Methamphetamine with Intent to Distribute. The Honorable Judge Timothy L. Brooks presided over the sentencing hearing today in the United States District Court in Fayetteville.

 In April of 2019, officers with the Fourth Judicial District Drug Task Force observed Warren leaving a residence in Fayetteville, AR, which is within the Western District of Arkansas.  Once Warren’s identity was confirmed, a traffic stop was initiated.  Prior to making contact with the officers, Warren fled on foot and was ultimately apprehended and taken into custody.  Search incident to Warren’s arrest, detectives located a large amount of a methamphetamine mixture that was divided into individual baggies.

The methamphetamine was subsequently sent to the DEA Southeast Laboratory in Miami, Florida and tested positive for 222 grams of methamphetamine.

Warren was indicted by a federal grand jury in May of 2019 and entered a guilty plea in August of 2019.  

This case was investigated by the Arkansas Fourth (4^th) Judicial District Drug Task Force.  Assistant United States Attorney David Harris prosecuted the case for the Western District of Arkansas.