El Dorado Drug Dealer Sentenced to 147 Months in Federal Prison in Arkansas
In El Dorado, a city in Union County, Arkansas, Billy Gerrhardt Johnson, 55, was sentenced on November 6, 2026, to 147 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release. He had pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute more than 500 grams of cocaine and to possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense. U.S. District Judge Susan O. Hickey presided over the sentencing hearing, and U.S. Attorney Kevin R. Holmes announced the sentence.
According to court records, on November 7, 2024, the 13th Judicial District Drug Task Force executed a search warrant at Johnson's El Dorado home and found five firearms, including two AR-15-style rifles, along with 298 grams of pure methamphetamine, 2,649 grams of cocaine and 30 grams of heroin.
Johnson pleaded guilty on May 27, 2026, in federal court to possession of cocaine with intent to distribute and possession of firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking.
The Arkansas State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) investigated the case, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Trent Daniels prosecuted it. The case is part of Operation Take Back America and Project Safe Neighborhoods.
(Source: U.S. Department of Justice)
Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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