Press Release
Hot Springs Woman Sentenced to Over 12 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking
For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Arkansas
Hot Springs, Arkansas - Kenneth Elser, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that Keri Burroughs, age 39, of Hot Springs, was sentenced this week to 151 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release on one count of Possession With Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine. The Honorable Susan O. Hickey presided over the sentencing hearing in the United States District Court in Hot Springs.
According to court records, on January 28, 2016, investigators with Homeland Security Investigations and the 18th Judicial Drug Task Force obtained an arrest warrant for Keri Burroughs for a narcotics offense. On February 1, 2016, an Arkansas State Trooper conducted a traffic stop on her vehicle for several traffic violations. After a narcotics canine gave a positive alert for the presence of drugs, Burroughs granted consent for a search of her vehicle where the trooper found and seized eight bags of a crystalline substance totaling over 218 grams, a 9mm handgun with two loaded magazines, one of which was inserted in the firearm, a digital scale, and two meth pipes. One of the bags, weighing over 27 grams was tested by the Arkansas State Crime Lab and was determined to be 100% pure methamphetamine. After being advised of and waiving her Miranda rights, she admitted the methamphetamine was hers and that she intended to distribute it. Burroughs was indicted by a federal jury in March, 2016 and pleaded guilty in May, 2016.
Homeland Security Investigations, the 18th Judicial Drug Task Force and the Arkansas State Police assisted in the investigation. Assistant United States Attorney Amy Driver prosecuted the case for the United States.
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Related court documents may be found on the Public Access to Electronic Records website @ www.pacer.gov
Updated April 28, 2017
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Drug Trafficking
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