FORT SMITH – A Berryville man was sentenced yesterday to 151 months in prison followed by 3 years of supervised release on one count of Distribution of a Controlled Substance methamphetamine. The Honorable Judge P.K Holmes, III, presided over the sentencing hearing in the United States District Court in Fort Smith.
According to court documents, In July of 2020, Homeland Security Investigations Fayetteville initiated an investigation into James Russell Clark, 37, for drug trafficking offenses in the Western District of Arkansas. On July 9, 2020, investigators were able to conduct a controlled purchase of methamphetamine from Clark at his residence. The methamphetamine purchased was subsequently sent to the Department of Homeland Security Laboratory in Savannah, Georgia and tested positive for methamphetamine. Clark was also held accountable at sentencing for possessing a firearm on July 18, 2020, following a traffic stop by the Berryville Police Department. Clark is a multi-convicted felon and prohibited from possessing firearms.
Acting U.S. Attorney David Clay Fowlkes of the Western District of Arkansas made the announcement.
