Morris Anthony Campbell, 43, of North Little Rock, has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. The sentence was announced by Jonathan D. Ross, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, and handed down by United States District Judge James M. Moody, Jr., on February 3, 2026.
Campbell was indicted by a federal grand jury on three counts: being a felon in possession of a firearm, possession with intent to distribute marijuana, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. He pleaded guilty to the charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm on October 1, 2025.
Judge Moody also imposed three years’ supervised release following Campbell’s prison term. In addition, Campbell’s supervised release from his previous 2020 federal conviction was revoked; he was ordered to serve two years in prison concurrent with the new sentence. There is no parole available under the federal system.
The investigation revealed that law enforcement officers stopped Campbell on April 3, 2025, after observing him driving with fictitious tags. Officers detected the smell of marijuana during the stop and searched both Campbell and his vehicle. They found drug paraphernalia and marijuana on his person and discovered an FN Model 509 loaded handgun—previously reported stolen—in the engine compartment of his car. The gun contained a magazine loaded with 22 rounds of ammunition. According to authorities, “Campbell admitted to the officers that he was aware of the firearm and the marijuana.”
Due to at least three prior convictions for violent felonies or serious drug offenses—including federal convictions from February 27, 2020 (for which he received over three years in prison), as well as earlier convictions for distribution of cocaine base—Campbell is classified as an armed career criminal under federal law.
His record also includes convictions for robbery; multiple offenses related to possession and intent to deliver marijuana; possession of drug paraphernalia; first- and second-degree terroristic threatening; and third-degree assault on a family or household member.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) led the investigation with help from the North Little Rock Police Department.
