Ten-year sentence for "actual" methamphetamine possession for northwest Arkansas woman

Angeline Towery, age 41, of Fayetteville, Arkansas was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison followed by four years of supervised release on one count of Possession of more than 50 grams of Actual Methamphetamine with Intent to Distribute.

The Honorable Judge Timothy L. Brooks presided over the sentencing hearing in the United States District Court in Fayetteville.

According to court records in June of 2019, the Fourth (4th) Judicial Drug Task Force (DTF) in Fayetteville was investigating Towery for trafficking methamphetamine in northwest Arkansas.

On July 2, 2019, detectives observed Towery conducting a drug transaction in a parking lot in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and subsequently leave the area as a passenger in a vehicle.  Detectives pulled the vehicle over for a traffic violation.  During the traffic stop, Towery was observed concealing a baggie on her person and throwing a baggie out of the vehicle.  A search conducted by the detectives resulted in the detectives locating suspected methamphetamine, a digital scale, cocaine, several different pills, and counterfeit currency.

The suspected methamphetamine possessed by Towery was sent to the DEA crime lab in Miami, Florida and tested positive for 82.5 grams of actual methamphetamine.

Towery was indicted by a federal grand jury in October of 2019, and entered a guilty plea in December of 2019.

This case was investigated by the Fourth (4th) Judicial Drug Task Force (DTF) and the Drug Enforcement Administration. Assistant United States Attorney Sydney Butler prosecuted the case for the Western District of Arkansas.