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A federal judge sentenced Jason Voyles of Rogers to 17 years and six months for meth trafficking.
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Arkansas said Chief Judge Timothy L. Brooks sentenced Jason Voyles, 50, of Rogers on Oct. 8, 2026, to 210 months in prison and five years of supervised release. He pleaded guilty March 11 to possessing methamphetamine with intent to distribute more than 50 grams.
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A federal sentence after a guilty plea is the judgment on that count. The U.S. Attorney's Office said Voyles was sentenced Oct. 8 in Fayetteville. The same release said DEA task force officers arrested him Jan. 21, 2025, with about 150 grams of meth, and that a June 30 stop in Lowell found a loaded gun in his waistband and more meth.
The U.S. Attorney's Office said task force officers with the Drug Enforcement Administration arrested Voyles on Jan. 21, 2025, for possessing approximately 150 grams of methamphetamine after an investigation that began in late 2024. On June 30, 2025, he was arrested again after a traffic stop in Lowell. Officers found he was a felon with a loaded firearm in his waistband, and they found more methamphetamine. The Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, citing that release, reported the case was investigated by the DEA, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Bella Vista Police Department, the Lowell Police Department, and the Arkansas Department of Corrections.
Court documents cited by the U.S. Attorney's Office say Voyles has prior drug-trafficking convictions in Arkansas and Texas. On March 11, 2026, he pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine. Chief Judge Brooks sentenced him Oct. 8 in U.S. District Court in Fayetteville to 210 months, which is 17 years and six months, followed by five years of supervised release.
The 210-month term is the judgment on the count he admitted. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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