Armed Career Criminal Sentenced to More Than 20 Years in Federal Prison for Firearms Offense

FAYETTEVILLE – A Fayetteville man was sentenced on November 21, to a total of 248 months in prison on one count of being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm. The Honorable Chief Judge Timothy L. Brooks presided over the sentencing hearing in the United States District Court in Fayetteville. Torrance Dejuan Farmer, Sr. age 51, was convicted last August after a two-day jury trial.

According to the evidence presented in court, Farmer had an altercation with his daughter over lost drug proceeds and threatened to kill her. Subsequently, a vehicle pursuit ensued where Farmer ordered his wife to chase his daughter while brandishing a firearm. Farmer discharged the firearm near the Braum’s restaurant at 2511 North College Avenue in Fayetteville. A Fayetteville Police Officer located Farmer’s vehicle near Drake Street and Farmer and his wife fled from the pursuing officer. During the pursuit, the officer observed Farmer throw the firearm from the vehicle onto the overpass of Interstate 49. Shortly thereafter, the pursuit ended, and Farmer and his wife were taken into custody.  Farmer has an extensive criminal history and is considered an Armed Career Criminal under Federal Law based on his prior felony convictions for violent and serious drug offenses.

U.S. Attorney David Clay Fowlkes of the Western District of Arkansas made the announcement.

The Fayetteville Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated the case.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys David Harris, Dustin Roberts and Kevin Eaton prosecuted the case for the United States.

This case is part of Operation Take Back America a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.

Related court documents may be found on the Public Access to Electronic Records website @ www.pacer.gov.