Two Teens Plead Not Guilty

— Two people pleaded not guilty Monday to felony and misdemeanor charges in connection with a series of drive-by blow dart and paintball shootings.

Jeremy Robert Hendrix, 18, and William Goines, 17, both of Rogers, are each charged with three counts of battery in the second degree, a Class D felony; and two counts of second-degree assault, a Class B misdemeanor. They entered their not guilty pleas during arraignments before Circuit Judge Jon Comstock. Prosecutors have charged Goines as an adult.

The two were arrested last month in connection with a series of September incidents.

Chad Grundy of 712 S. Chateau reported Sept. 13 he was struck by a paintball pellet fired by a man in a moving vehicle, according to court documents.

Leigh-Ann Archuleta, 19, was hit in the neck by a dart at 1203 W. Olive St. on Sept. 21. Police were called to Kohl’s, 301 N. 46th St., on Sept. 26 where Katia Barnel Flores, 21, was hit in the back with a blow dart.

Marshall Brown reported he was hit by a dart Sept. 21 while standing in his front yard in the 3600 block of West Beech Drive, according to court documents.

Kristen Hill reported she was hit by a paintball in mid-September while walking her dog in the Whispering Timbers subdivision.

Detectives discovered the purchase of a blow dart device and darts at Cabela’s and obtained a security photo of the buyer who they identified as Hendrix, according to a probable cause affidavit.

Hendrix told police he and Goines didn’t mean to hit anyone, but Goines said they did because they thought it was “funny to see them jump” when hit, according to the affidavit.

Goines admitted to police they shot at five or six people Sept. 21, according to the affidavit. He also said they shot darts Sept. 26 at the Sonic Drive-In on East New Hope Road.

Hendrix and Goines will appear in court Dec. 13.

They face up to six years each for each of the Class D felonies. They face up to 90 days in jail for each misdemeanor charge.

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