HOT SPRINGS – A Hot Springs man was sentenced yesterday to 170 months in federal prison for possession of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense. The Honorable Chief Judge Susan O. Hickey presided over the sentencing hearings, which took place in the United States District Court in Hot Springs.
According to court records, on Sept. 13, 2023, Deangelo Michael Lover, 34, of Hot Springs, sold 24 grams of methamphetamine to a confidential informant. On Sept. 15, 2023, Lover again contacted the informant to sell additional methamphetamine. Hot Springs Police investigators with the Special Investigation Division contacted Arkansas State Police and requested that a traffic stop be conducted on the vehicle occupied by Lover. A traffic stop was conducted, and Lover was arrested on an outstanding warrant. A search of the vehicle yielded 46 grams of methamphetamine and a handgun.
On Sept. 30, 2024, Lover pleaded guilty to possession of a more than five grams of methamphetamine with intent to distribute and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
