The final member of a Northwest Arkansas drug trafficking organisation was sentenced to federal prison for crimes related to the distribution of methamphetamine.
Judge Timothy L. Brooks presided over the sentencing hearings for the United States District Court in Fayetteville.
According to court documents, beginning in approximately October of 2022, agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, along with Investigators with the Fourth Judicial Drug Task Force, initiated an investigation into a drug trafficking organisation operating in the Fayetteville Division responsible for distributing methamphetamine.
During the course of their investigation, investigators identified Charles Grinder as a leader of this local group. Grinder was further identified as an incarcerated gang member who was a source of supply for methamphetamine into the Western District of Arkansas.
Those members of the drug trafficking organisation indicted federally have been sentenced.
Charles Grinder, 44, McAlester, Oklahoma – aiding and abetting the distribution of more than 50 grams of methamphetamine – 420 months’ imprisonment and a five-year term of supervised release.
Chelsea Dray, 30, Bentonville, Arkansas – distribution of methamphetamine– 96 months months and a three-year term of supervised release.
Paige Johnson, 33, Claremore, Oklahoma – conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine – 87 months’ imprisonment and a three-year term of supervised release.
James Johnson, 40, Wagoner, Oklahoma – conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine – 188 months imprisonment and a three-year term of supervised release.
Destiny McGinnnis, 29, Stillwater, Oklahoma – aiding and abetting the distribution of more than 50 grams of methamphetamine – 46 months’ imprisonment and a three-year term of supervised release.
Christopher Outlaw, 39, Tulsa, Oklahoma – aiding and abetting the distribution of more than 50 grams of methamphetamine – 72 months’ imprisonment and a four-year term of supervised release.
