Pea Ridge police arrested Kendall Wayne Oaks, 31, of Washburn, Mo., on Tuesday in connection with rape.
Oaks was arrested when he showed up for Pea Ridge court attending to a misdemeanor charge.
Pea Ridge Police Chief Tim Ledbetter said the incident occurred Nov. 2, but the department needed time to track Oaks down.
According to Ledbetter, police responded at 11:20 p.m. Nov. 2 to a call at a residence on Wade Lane. Officers said a 27-year-old Fayetteville woman reported a sexual assault.
The subsequent investigation led to the arrest of Oaks, Ledbetter said.
Oaks was being held Wednesday in the Benton County Jail in lieu of a $50,000 bond.