Career Offender from Morrilton Sentenced to 13 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Methamphetamine

      LITTLE ROCK—Aaron Lynn Parks, who previously served a 71-month federal prison sentence for distribution of methamphetamine, committed a new methamphetamine offense while on supervised release and this time received a 156-month sentence. Jonathan D. Ross, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, announced the sentence, which was handed down today by United States District Judge Brian S. Miller.

      A federal grand jury indicted Parks, 43, of Morrilton, in a one-count Indictment with possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine. On December 17, 2025, Parks pleaded guilty to a one-count Superseding Information charging him with possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more, but less than 500 grams, of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine. Judge Miller also sentenced Parks to five years’ supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system.

      An investigation revealed that on July 11, 2024, law enforcement officers on patrol came upon a vehicle that did not have insurance. Officers activated their blue lights to conduct a traffic stop of the vehicle. The driver, later identified as Parks, pulled into a service station in Conway and fled from the scene through the woods. While fleeing from officers, Parks was observed tossing a bag. Officers secured the bag that contained 443.7 grams of methamphetamine.

      Officers were unable to locate the suspect after he fled but confirmed that the registered owner of the vehicle was Parks. Officers compared the suspect to Parks’ driver’s license photo and known physical features and found them to match. The vehicle was parked at an impound lot and remained unclaimed. Inside of the vehicle, officers located two cell phones, one of which utilized the same phone number Parks had provided to his federal probation officer. That cellphone contained communications regarding the distribution of methamphetamine.

      Parks has at least two prior convictions for a violent felony or serious drug offense and is therefore classified as a career offender. His criminal history includes a December 21, 2020, federal drug conviction where he received a sentence of 71 months in federal prison and five years’ supervised release. At the time of his arrest in this case, Parks was on supervised release for the 2020 federal conviction.

      Parks’ criminal history also includes a conviction for possession of cocaine, conviction for driving while intoxicated, a conviction for possession with intent to deliver marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia, a conviction for delivery of methamphetamine and possession of methamphetamine with purpose to deliver, and a conviction for delivery of methamphetamine or cocaine and possession of methamphetamine or cocaine with purpose to deliver.

      This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation with assistance from the Conway Police Department. This case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Erin O’Leary.

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