FAYETTEVILLE - A Fayetteville man was sentenced on Thursday, September 26, to 147 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release on one count of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and one count of possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense. The Honorable Judge Timothy L. Brooks presided over the sentencing hearing in the United States District Court in Fayetteville.

According to court documents, in October of 2023, detectives with the Fourth Judicial District Drug Task Force seized over 500 fentanyl pills, a Glock pistol equipped with a machinegun conversion device and a large amount of U.S. currency from Jaylin Williams, age 24. At the sentencing hearing the Court received evidence that one-month prior, Williams fled from the Arkansas State Police on Interstate 49, reaching speeds of 120 miles per hour before stopping his vehicle and fleeing on foot. Williams was in unlawful possession of a firearm during that incident. The Court also considered evidence at the hearing that Williams previously shot one of his customers in relation to a drug deal in April of 2022. Williams has been a convicted felon since 2019, when he was convicted in Washington County of robbery.

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

The Fourth Judicial District Drug Task Force, Fayetteville Police Department, Arkansas State Police and ATF investigated the case.

Assistant United States Attorney David Harris prosecuted the case for the United States.

This case was prosecuted as part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. The Department of Justice reinvigorated PSN in 2017 as part of the Department's renewed focus on targeting violent criminals, directing all U.S. Attorney's Offices to work in partnership with federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement and the local community to develop effective, locally-based strategies to reduce violent crime.

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