Tyjuan Townsend, a multi-convicted felon who has previously served time in federal prison three separate times, was sentenced to serve 120 months’ incarceration for being a felon in possession of multiple firearms. Jonathan D. Ross, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, announced the sentence, which was handed down on Thursday, September 3, 2026, by United States District Judge Brian S. Miller.
On August 3, 2025, a federal grand jury indicted Townsend, 47, of Little Rock, in a five-count Indictment charging him with being a felon in possession of firearms, possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute cocaine, and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. On April 28, 2026, Townsend pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of firearms and received the 10-year sentence in federal prison, which included enhancements for the drug possession. In addition, Judge Miller also sentenced Townsend to three years’ supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system.
In late 2022, Little Rock Police Department (LRPD) detectives learned from multiple sources that Townsend was selling pound-levels of methamphetamine and carried firearms. On July 27, 2023, officers with LRPD conducted a controlled buy of methamphetamine from Townsend using a confidential informant. Officers then obtained a search warrant for Townsend’s residence…