Career Offender from West Memphis Sentenced to 12 years in Federal Prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute Meth
LITTLE ROCK—Alreico Wiley, a multi-convicted felon, will spend the next 144 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Jonathan D. Ross, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, announced the sentence, which was handed down on December 16, 2025, by United States District Judge Lee P. Rudofsky. Wiley had seven previous felony convictions for controlled substance offenses.
On April 1, 2025, Wiley, 50, of West Memphis, pleaded guilty to count two of an Indictment charging him with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. The two-count Indictment filed on November 2, 2023, also charged Wiley with possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. Judge Rudofsky also sentenced Wiley to three years’ supervised release.
An investigation revealed that after receiving complaints of Wiley distributing methamphetamine from his residence in West Memphis, on July 27, 2023, a special agent with the Drug Enforcement Administration made contact with Wiley, who was on active parole and had a search waiver on file. During a search of Wiley’s, residence officers located approximately 27 grams of methamphetamine in Wiley’s bedroom. Law enforcement officers also located on the dresser a bag containing 2.5 grams of powder fentanyl and 6.6 grams of fentanyl tablets. In the kitchen of Wiley’s residence, law enforcement officers located two digital scales. After being transported to the West Memphis Police Department, Wiley waived his Miranda rights and admitted to selling methamphetamine.
Because Wiley’s criminal history includes felony convictions that include three convictions for possession with intent to deliver cocaine, a conviction for possession with intent to deliver marijuana, two convictions for the sale or delivery of cocaine, and a conviction for the sale or delivery of marijuana, he is classified as a career offender and received an enhanced sentence. There is no parole in the federal system.
The investigation was conducted by the West Memphis Police Department with assistance from the Drug Enforcement Administration. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Shelby Shelton.
