United States of America v. Jorge Hoyos-Lopez

Fayetteville, Arkansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distribution of more than 50 grams of meth, in violation of 21 U.S.C. 841.

Jorge Hoyos-Lopez, age 35, distributed methamphetamine in and around Northwest Arkansas. On two separate occasions, the DEA conducted covert controlled purchases of methamphetamine directly from Hoyos-Lopez, each consisting of one quarter-pound of methamphetamine. During the course of the investigation, law enforcement determined that Hoyos-Lopez was conducting drug transactions, among other locations, at and near the Gary Hampton Softball complex in West Fayetteville.

Hoyos-Lopez was indicted for drug trafficking by a Grand Jury in the Western District of Arkansas in February of 2025 and entered a plea of guilty in February of 2026. At sentencing, the United States presented the Court with evidence that the defendant had ties to a California based gang and had prior convictions for Simultaneous Possession of Drugs and Firearms, as well as numerous felony drug trafficking offenses.

The Defendant was found guilty and was sentenced to two hundred seventy (270) months in prison. Supervised release for a term of ten (10) years. Special assessment of $100 and a fine of $2,400 ordered