A Fayetteville man has been sentenced to over 20 years in federal prison after being convicted of a firearms offense. Torrance Dejuan Farmer, Sr., age 51, received a total sentence of 248 months on one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm. The sentencing took place on November 21 before Chief Judge Timothy L. Brooks at the United States District Court in Fayetteville.
Farmer was found guilty by a jury last August following a two-day trial. Evidence presented during the proceedings showed that Farmer became involved in an argument with his daughter concerning missing drug proceeds and threatened her life. He then ordered his wife to pursue his daughter by car while he brandished a firearm. During the incident, Farmer fired the weapon near Braum’s restaurant at 2511 North College Avenue in Fayetteville.
A Fayetteville Police officer located Farmer’s vehicle near Drake Street, leading to a pursuit during which Farmer and his wife attempted to evade law enforcement. While fleeing, Farmer threw the firearm from their vehicle onto an Interstate 49 overpass. The chase ended soon after, and both were taken into custody.
Authorities noted that Farmer has an extensive criminal record and is classified as an Armed Career Criminal under federal law due to previous felony convictions for violent crimes and serious drug offenses.
U.S. Attorney David Clay Fowlkes of the Western District of Arkansas announced the sentencing.
The case was investigated by the Fayetteville Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Assistant U.S. Attorneys David Harris, Dustin Roberts, and Kevin Eaton prosecuted the case.
According to officials, this prosecution falls under Operation Take Back America, described as “a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.”
