Jonathan D. Ross U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas
Antoinen Dion Hampton and Reginald Tremayne Jackson, both from Houston, Texas, were sentenced on Mar. 12 to a combined total of more than 25 years in federal prison for their involvement in a criminal organization responsible for dozens of pharmacy burglaries across several states. Jonathan D. Ross, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, announced the sentences handed down by United States District Judge Brian S. Miller.
The case highlights the scale and impact of organized pharmacy burglaries involving controlled substances valued at millions of dollars. The investigation revealed that Hampton and Jackson participated in a drug trafficking ring that targeted pharmacies in multiple states, stealing large quantities of prescription drugs with significant street value.
Hampton, age 39, received a sentence of 188 months for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute oxycodone, hydrocodone, alprazolam, and other controlled substances as well as conspiracy to commit money laundering. Jackson, age 35, who was already serving a federal sentence at the time of his arrest, was sentenced to an additional 120 months for similar charges. Both men pleaded guilty in late 2025 after being indicted along with dozens of others involved in the scheme.
Investigators found that more than 96,000 tablets of Schedule II controlled substances were stolen from pharmacies across Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Georgia, Florida and other states. The street value of drugs stolen during Arkansas burglaries alone approached $1.6 million; overall distribution by the organization exceeded $12 million in value. Authorities also seized firearms, cash totaling about $79,000 and custom jewelry worth approximately $330,000.
Hampton’s criminal record includes multiple felony convictions related to burglary across numerous states. He participated in over 50 pharmacy burglaries nationwide. Jackson was classified as a career offender due to prior violent felony or serious drug offense convictions and took part in ten pharmacy burglaries across Arkansas and Oklahoma.
Judge Miller also imposed three years’ supervised release on both defendants; restitution will be determined later. There is no parole in the federal system.
Other members of the organization have also been sentenced: Keith Wayne Brown received over 17 years for leading the ring while Alexis Simone Garner was sentenced to one year and one day for money laundering conspiracy.
The investigation involved collaboration among various agencies including multiple divisions of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), U.S. Marshals Service and several state and local law enforcement partners.
This prosecution is part of the Homeland Security Task Force initiative established by Executive Order 14159 aimed at dismantling criminal organizations operating within the United States.
