Tracy Daniels was sentenced on Apr. 10 to ten years in federal prison after being convicted for a second time of being a felon in possession of a firearm, according to an announcement by Jonathan D. Ross, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas. The sentence was issued by United States District Judge Lee P. Rudofsky.
Daniels had recently completed supervised release following a previous 39-month federal prison term for the same offense before this latest conviction. His new sentence also includes three years of supervised release after imprisonment; there is no parole in the federal system.
A federal grand jury indicted Daniels, age 34 and from Mabelvale, on four counts: being a felon in possession of a firearm, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, and possession with intent to distribute cocaine. Daniels pleaded guilty on October 20, 2025, to being a felon in possession of a firearm.
The investigation began after Jacksonville Police responded to an attempted residential burglary on December 30, 2024. Officers identified Daniels as the suspect through video footage and matching shoe prints at the scene. After locating him at a convenience store and confirming his identity via fingerprint scanner—after he initially provided false information—officers arrested him.
During their search near where Daniels had been seated inside the vehicle’s passenger side floorboard, officers found a .38 caliber firearm under plastic bags; another occupant stated it belonged to Daniels. A subsequent search revealed that Daniels was carrying approximately fifty grams of methamphetamine and smaller quantities of cocaine.
Daniels’ criminal record includes prior convictions for robbery and first-degree battery along with his earlier firearms offense from June 15, 2021. The case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration with help from Jacksonville Police Department and prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Reese Lancaster.
