FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — According to the United States Attorney’s Office Western District of Arkansas, the final member of a Northwest Arkansas trafficking organization has been sentenced.
A drug trafficking investigation was opened by the FBI and local authorities in October 2022. The investigation focused on a Fayetteville group distributing meth, court documents show.
The investigation led officials to identify 44-year-old Charles Grinder of McAlester as the group leader. He was also found to be "an incarcerated gang member who was a source of supply for methamphetamine into the Western District of Arkansas," according to the release.
Drug trafficking members:
- Charles Grinder: Sentenced to 420 months and five years of supervised release.
- Chelsea Dray, 30, of Bentonville: Sentenced to 96 months and three years of supervised release.
- Paige Johnson, 33, of Claremore: Sentenced to 87 months and three years of supervised release.
- James Johnson, 40 of Wagoner: Sentenced to 188 months and three years of supervised release.
- Destiny McGinnis, 20, of Stillwater: Sentenced to 46 months and three years of supervised release.
- Christopher Outlaw, 39, of Tulsa: Sentenced to 72 months and four years of supervised release.
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