Arkansas man facing 20-year federal sentence for deadly fentanyl distribution

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Tuesday, May 19, 2026, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, Jonathan D. Ross, has announced the 20-year sentencing of a Mabelvale man for fentanyl distribution resulting in a death.

On June 30, 2023, Little Rock Police Department officers responded to an emergency call relating to a suspected overdose.

After observing paramedics’ attempt to revive the victim on the scene, officers learned the victim had taken a blue pill containing fentanyl earlier that day, sold by 27-year-old Johnny Lee Underwood…

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