A federal jury in Jonesboro convicted Bobby Scott Glenn, 40, of Walnut Ridge on July 22 of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and distribution of methamphetamine. Jonathan D. Ross, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, announced the verdict.
Glenn and his co-defendant, Harry Keith Lane, 71, of Corning, were indicted by a federal grand jury on May 9, 2024. Both were charged with one count each of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine as well as distribution charges. Lane pleaded guilty on June 24 to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and is awaiting sentencing.
According to evidence presented at trial, Homeland Security Investigations began an investigation in January into Alex Dillard, identified as a large-scale methamphetamine distributor in northeast Arkansas. Dillard was indicted on November 6 for conspiracy and two counts related to distribution; he pleaded guilty in January this year and is awaiting sentencing.
During the late evening hours of January 17, investigators determined that Dillard distributed methamphetamine to Glenn while Glenn was on parole with a search waiver on file. The next day at Glenn’s residence in Hoxie, investigators found two minors asleep inside along with a man who identified himself as “Keith Mangrum,” later determined to be Lane. While leaving the home after being instructed by investigators, Lane was searched due to nervous behavior; officers found a methamphetamine pipe in his jacket pocket along with a large bag containing methamphetamine and $2,146 in cash hidden up his sleeve. Lane told investigators he purchased the drugs from Glenn.
At trial it was shown that $3,100 was located atop Glenn’s dresser. After being Mirandized by authorities, Glenn admitted that Dillard provided him the drugs found on Lane’s person the previous day; he also said he sold them for $3,100 just before law enforcement arrived at his home. Laboratory analysis confirmed that the seized substance weighed over 382 grams at roughly seventy percent purity.
Glenn has been detained following conviction and will be sentenced later; both defendants face minimum sentences of ten years imprisonment up to life without parole plus supervised release requirements upon completion according to federal law. This case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations and prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Erin O’Leary and Amanda Fields.
The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas prosecutes federal crimes across forty-one counties organized into Northern, Central and Delta divisions; it operates its primary office at West Capitol Avenue in Little Rock while promoting community safety through victim assistance efforts, according to the official website.