Bond Reinstated For Rogers Man

JUDGE AGREES TO RELEASE HOWELL FROM BENTON COUNTY JAIL

By By Tracy M. Neal

Posted: November 3, 2009 at 6:01 a.m.

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BENTONVILLE — A local circuit judge agreed Monday to reinstate an $8,000 bond, releasing Timothy Glenn Howell from the Benton County Jail.

Last month, Circuit Judge Robin Green had Howell jailed for failing to keep in touch with his attorney.

Howell, 46, of Rogers, is charged with possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, a class Y felony; possession of drug paraphernalia, a class C felony; and possession of a controlled or counterfeit substance, a class A misdemeanor.

He previously pleaded not guilty to the charges.

Howell was represented by the Benton County Public Defender’s Office, but Fayetteville attorney Drew Ledbetter entered his appearance as Howell’s attorney onMonday.

Green reinstated Howell’s bond and scheduled his jury trial to begin Dec. 1.

A pretrial hearing is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Nov. 30.

The class Y felony is punishable with a sentence ranging from 10 to 40 years or life in prison; the class C felony carries a prison sentence ranging from three to 10 years. Howell can also be sentenced for up to a year in jail for the misdemeanor charge. Howell is being charged as a habitual o◊ender, so his punishment can be enhanced.

Howell was arrested in January after Rogers police performed a knock-and-talk warrant at a hotel in Rogers. Police obtained permission to search the room.

Howell already has served two prison stints in connection with the deaths of two men. Howell was released from prison in July 2008 after serving almost two years of a 10-year sentence. In September 2006, Howell pleaded guilty to manslaughter and was sentenced to 10 years in prison. He was accused of killing Elvin Ramirez in September 2004. Howell was originally charged with capital murder and faced a death sentence. The charge was later reduced to second-degree murder, then plea-bargained down to manslaughter.

Howell confronted Ramirez at an apartment at406 N.W. “D” St. in Bentonville after Ramirez got in an altercation with Howell’s niece. Howell hit Ramirez with a crowbar. Ramirez was also stabbed with a knife, according to court documents.

In 1984, Howell was convicted of first-degree murder. On July 20, 1984, a jury found Howell guilty of murder in the stabbing death of Kenneth Joslin of Siloam Springs. A jury recommended Howell spend 20 years in the Arkansas Department of Correction.

Howell was released on parole on March 24, 1992. He completed his parole on that case in November 1993.

After his January arrest, Howell’s parole was revoked, and he was returned to prison.

He was released from prison in August.

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