The high-speed chase ends with a severe punishment for the Little Rock man

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — U.S. District Judge Brian Miller has sentenced a Little Rock man to 17.5 years in prison on multiple charges.

The charges include possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, methamphetamine, felon in possession of a firearm, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.

Christopher Monroe, 44, led Arkansas State Police (ASP) troopers on a pursuit in May 2023. Monroe had warrants out of Sherwood at the time and had previously fled Sherwood police and ASP to avoid arrest.

More than 900 grams of drugs, including fentanyl, seized after high-speed chase through Arkansas

He led troopers on Interstate 40 in North Little Rock, from Sherwood to Little Rock. Monroe reached speeds of more than 100 miles per hour before ASP performed a PIT maneuver to stop the vehicle on Roosevelt Road.

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More than 900 grams of illegal drugs were found following a search of the vehicle, along with a safe containing a loaded Taurus Judge .45 caliber handgun, additional controlled substances, cash and drug paraphernalia.

Monroe was arrested immediately after the crash and police said they seized 436 grams of cocaine, 182 grams of illegal marijuana, 300 grams of methamphetamine, 109 grams of fentanyl pills, 64 grams of ecstasy, 46 grams of Xanax and 12 grams of heroin.

In April 2024, Monroe pleaded guilty to felony charges involving offentanyl and methamphetamine. He also pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense.

The judge based the conviction on the crime and on an extensive criminal history: when he was arrested after the crash, he had previously been convicted of 3rd degree domestic battery, possession of marijuana, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and cocaine, theft of property, and theft by receiving, as well as illegal possession of a firearm.

There is no parole in the federal system and after serving seventeen and a half years, Monroe will receive an additional five years of supervised release.

The Drug Enforcement Administration, along with ASP and Sherwood police, investigated.