Eight Drug Traffickers Arrested in Northwest Arkansas Sentenced to Combined 100 Years in Federal Prison

FAYETTEVILLE - Eight individual drug traffickers arrested by state, local and federal law enforcement agencies were sentenced last week to over 1200 combined months of imprisonment. All eight individuals were sentenced by the United States District Court for their roles in distributing fentanyl and methamphetamine across Benton and Washington Counties in Arkansas. The Honorable Chief Judge Timothy L. Brooks presided over the sentencing hearings in the United States District Court in Fayetteville.

"Fentanyl and Methamphetamine continue to destroy lives across Arkansas," said U.S. Attorney Kimberly D. Harris for the Western District of Arkansas. "These investigations are excellent examples of combined federal and state law enforcement partners working together to apprehend drug traffickers targeting Northwest Arkansas communities.

Federal grand juries returned multi-count indictments involving all eight individuals for their roles in large-scale drug trafficking. The eight Defendants received the following sentences:

Timoth Conklin, age 38, of Springdale, Arkansas, was sentenced on April 23, 2026, to over 15 years in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release on one count of Possession of Methamphetamine with Intent to Distribute. Conklin was indicted in the Western District of Arkansas in April 2025 for multiple drug crimes committed in and around Fayetteville, Arkansas.

Christopher Park, age 43, of Rogers, Arkansas, was sentenced on April 23, 2026, to over 15 years in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release on one count of Distribution of Methamphetamine. Park was indicted in the Western District of Arkansas in June of 2025 for multiple drug crimes committed in and around Rogers, Arkansas.

Russell Shipman, age 45, of Fayetteville, Arkansas, was sentenced on April 20, 2026, to over 14 years in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release on one count of Conspiracy to Distribute More Than 500 Grams of Methamphetamine. Shipman was indicted in the Western District of Arkansas in May 2025 for multiple drug crimes committed in and around Fayetteville, Arkansas.

Javier Colon-Rivera, age 45, of Fayetteville, Arkansas, was sentenced on April 20, 2026, to 14 years in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for Distribution of Fentanyl. Colon-Rivera was originally indicted in the Western District of Arkansas in April 2025 for multiple drug related crimes committed in and around Lincoln and Fayetteville, Arkansas.

Chasity Lewis-Adams, age49, of Springdale, Arkansas, was sentenced on April 17, 2020, to over 13 years in federal prison followed by eight years of supervised release on one count of Possession with the Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine. Lewis-Adams was indicted in the Western District of Arkansas in February 2025 for multiple drug crimes committed in and around Fayetteville, Arkansas.

Luis Marquez-Garcia, age 38, of Davenport, Florida, was sentenced on April 16, 2026, to over 13 years in federal prison followed by four years of supervised release on one count of Possession with the Intent to Distribute Fentanyl. Marquez-Garcia was indicted in the Western District of Arkansas in April 2025 for multiple drug related crimes committed in and around Lincoln and Fayetteville, Arkansas.

Danny Trent Barrows, age 45, of Fayetteville, Arkansas, was sentenced on April 16, 2026, to over 13 years in federal prison followed by 5 years of supervised release on one count of Possession with the Intent to Distribute Fentanyl. Barrows was indicted in the Western District of Arkansas in August 2025 for multiple drug related crimes committed in and around Winslow, Fayetteville, and Goshen, Arkansas.

Marquesha Young, age 34, of El Dorado, Arkansas, was sentenced on April 20, 2026, to 10 years in federal prison followed by 3 years of supervised release on one count of Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine. Young was indicted in the Western District of Arkansas in November of 2025 for drug related crimes committed in and around Fayetteville, Arkansas.

The Fourth (4^th) Judicial District Drug Taskforce, Fayetteville Police Department, Rogers Narcotics Unit, Lincoln Police Department, and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) investigated these cases.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Dustin Roberts, Kevin Eaton, Sydney Stanley, and David Harris prosecuted these cases on behalf of the United States.

These cases are part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.

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