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Date: 04-11-2024
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Case Number: 4:19-cr-00409
Judge: Kristine G. Baker
Court: The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas (Pulaski County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: The United States Attorney’s Office in Little Rock
Defendant's Attorney: John C. Barttelt
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Little Rock Man Sentenced to More Than 12 Years In Prison After Fleeing Police, Illegal Possession of Fentanyl
Andre Pride will spend the next 151 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl.
Chief Judge Baker sentenced Pride to 151 months imprisonment and three years’ supervised release to follow his prison sentence. Pride faced a maximum sentence of not more than 20 years imprisonment. There is no parole in the federal system.
On July 19, 2022, Pride, 36, of Little Rock, was indicted by a federal grand jury on two counts of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. On May 5, 2023, Pride pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl.
On June 13, 2019, Pride was driving a Can-Am motorcycle and while law enforcement officers were attempting to make contact with him, Pride rammed their vehicle and fled. While fleeing, Pride observed two marked law enforcement vehicles and quickly turned around. After turning around, Pride rammed another law enforcement vehicle and fled on foot. While fleeing, Pride removed a baggie of fentanyl from his pocket tore open the bag and attempted to spread the fentanyl in the yard of an unknown residence. Following the arrest of Pride, law enforcement officers retrieved 30 grams of fentanyl from the yard.
The investigation was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
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