Bonds Set At $500,000 For Two Rogers Teenagers

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

— Two Rogers men are being held in the Benton County Jail on $500,000 bonds after their arrests on charges of attempted capital murder after police said shots were fired at a vehicle Friday night.

Douglas Blake Huston, 18, and Robert Aaron Thomas, 18, were arrested on charges of attempted capital murder, a Class A felony; and first-degree discharge of a firearm from a car and a terroristic act, both Class B felonies.

Rogers District Judge Paul Bridges set the bonds Monday morning after holding bond hearings for the men.

Thomas also was arrested on charges of driving while intoxicated, minor in possession and possession of drug paraphernalia. Bond was set at $75,000 on those misdemeanor charges.

Huston and Thomas are scheduled to appear for arraignments in Circuit Judge Robin Green’s court at 8 a.m. April 1.

At A Glance

The Charges

Attempted capital murder is punishable with a prison sentence ranging from six to 30 years. The Class B felonies in the case carry a prison sentence ranging from five to 20 years.

Source: Staff Report

Rogers police responded to a call Friday night concerning a shooting at the intersection of South 15th and West Cypress streets, according to court documents. The caller reported someone shot or hit the car she was in, but then reported a bullet hole in the car’s seat, according to a police dispatch report. Police arrived and learned the reporting callers were two juveniles — a boy and a girl.

Police found a bullet hole near the top right side of the driver’s seat and then found a .45-caliber bullet, the affidavit states.

The boy told police he and the girl were driving east in the 2000 block of West Walnut Street when their car came up beside a dark-colored Nissan Pathfinder in the outside lane. The boy said he heard a “pop” and the back glass of his car broke. The boy said he turned around in the middle of the street to get behind the Pathfinder and get its license number, the affidavit states.

The boy noticed the Pathfinder had a dent behind the driver’s door, the affidavit states. The boy also told police he saw the driver and described him as having curly hair.

Police were able to trace the Pathfinder to Thomas, according to documents.

Police obtained a search warrant for Huston’s residence and found a black Cimarron 1911 .45-caliber pistol with a brown handle in a drawer in the dining room area, the affidavit states.