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Court Orders New Sentencing for Texarkana Man

Monday, December 15, 2025 at 5:41 AM

A federal appeals court has overturned the 14-year prison sentence of a Texarkana man convicted of fentanyl trafficking linked to a fatal overdose.

A federal appeals court has overturned the 14-year prison sentence of a Texarkana man convicted of fentanyl trafficking linked to a fatal overdose.

Judges ruled the prosecutor violated the plea agreement by urging a sentence above the agreed federal guidelines. Darell Montrell Trotter was sentenced in January 2024. The case has been sent back for further proceedings. Trotter may be re-sentenced before a different judge or withdraw his plea.

He remains in federal custody in Louisiana.

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Court Orders New Sentencing for Texarkana Man

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