Russellville Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl

LITTLE ROCK-Douglas Scott Reeves, who has a lengthy criminal history, including a previous federal drug conviction, will spend the next 120 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl. 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 D. P. Marshall, Jr.

On December 5, 2023, a federal grand jury returned a four-count Indictment charging Reeves, 52, of Russellville, with one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl, with an enhancement for a prior conviction for a serious drug felony; two counts of distribution of fentanyl; and one count of possession with intent to distribute marijuana.

On December 19, 2025, Reeves pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl with an enhancement for a prior serious drug felony conviction. Judge Marshall also sentenced Reeves to serve eight years' supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system.

Between 2021 and 2023, law enforcement officers received information that Reeves was obtaining fentanyl tablets and fentanyl powder, which he used to manufacture his own fentanyl tablets, for distribution. Officers conducted multiple controlled buys of fentanyl from Reeves at his residence in Russellville, which were recorded. On September 27, 2023, Reeves fled when officers executed a search warrant at his residence. During a search of Reeves' residence, officers located fentanyl, psilocybin mushrooms, and drug distribution paraphernalia. Reeves admitted he distributed at least 280 grams of fentanyl and that he had used Narcan on at least 18 people while they were overdosing.

Reeves has an extensive criminal history that includes a federal conviction out of the Eastern District of Arkansas on February 14, 2013, for possession of equipment/chemicals to manufacture methamphetamine. His sentence included three years' supervised release, and his supervised release was revoked twice. Reeves' criminal history dates back to the early 1990s and includes multiple convictions for burglary, theft of property, and theft by receiving, criminal mischief in the first degree, fleeing, two convictions for possession of methamphetamine, and two convictions for delivery of methamphetamine.

The investigation was conducted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, with assistance from the Fifth Judicial Drug Task Force, Arkansas State Police, and the Russellville Police Department.

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