Springdale Man Sentenced To More Than 10 Years In Federal Prison For Weapons And Drug Possession

Fayetteville, Arkansas - Duane (DAK) Kees, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that Enrique Ramirez, age 27, was sentenced today to 120 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release and ordered to pay $2,300.00 in fines for Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine and Felon in Possession of a firearm.  The Honorable Timothy L. Brooks presided over the sentencing hearing in the United States District Court in Fayetteville.

According to court records, In February 2019, Ramirez was encountered and arrested on an unrelated warrant by law enforcement in Springdale, Arkansas. During the arrest, officers located several individual baggies of suspected methamphetamine and a firearm that was located in Ramirez’s waistband. The firearm was examined by ATF and determined that it had been manufactured outside of the State of Arkansas, therefore had been shipped and transported in interstate commerce. The DEA crime lab tested the seized methamphetamine and determined that it contained 30.6 grams of actual methamphetamine.

A federal grand jury indicted Ramirez in March 2019, and he entered a guilty plea in May 2019.

This case was investigated by the Springdale Police Department and ATF.  Assistant United States Attorney Brandon Carter prosecuted the case for the United States.