Drugs, guns land man in prison

FAYETTEVILLE — A Springdale man was sentenced to federal prison Friday for having drugs and guns.

Adrian Chavez Oviedo, 28, was sentenced to

27 years and six months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release for aiding and abetting in the possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and being a felon in possession of a firearm. He also was ordered to pay a $9,700 fine.

Agents with the DEA and detectives with the 4th Judicial District Drug Task Force received information in May 2018 that Oviedo was involved in drug trafficking in and around Springdale, according to court records. On June 2, 2018, Oviedo was arrested by the Springdale police for drug trafficking-related crimes and jailed at the Washington County Detention Center.

Detectives learned that Oviedo began distributing methamphetamine inside the jail and was directing individuals outside the facility to move drugs from a storage unit and collect drug debts owed to him, court documents say. Detectives were able to locate a storage facility in Springdale that had separate units rented to Oviedo.

On June 7, 2018, detectives searched a storage unit registered to Oviedo and found two pistols, an assault rifle, about 573 grams of methamphetamine, 181 grams of heroin and digital scales.

Oviedo admitted June 12, 2018, to trafficking narcotics including methamphetamine.

A federal grand jury indicted Oviedo in July 2018, and he entered a guilty plea in May.

U.S. District Judge Timothy L. Brooks presided over the sentencing hearing.