Man on the run turns himself in to Centerton Police

Kenneth Smith.
Kenneth Smith.

CENTERTON -- Kenneth Smith, 37, turned himself into police at 9:15 a.m. today after running from arrest Friday night.

Police agencies including Decatur, Highfill, Gravette K9 and the Benton County Sheriff's Office assisted the department with the search.

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An officer approached Smith's vehicle Friday when it was stopped at the intersection of Coopers Farm Road and Sienna Drive.

Smith seemed drunk, had marijuana and paraphernalia and was placed under arrest, according to a Saturday statement from the Centerton Police Department.

The officer placed Smith in the rear of the patrol car and he slipped his handcuffs under his legs to the front of his body and got out of car. He ran west, barefoot, on Halleck Coach Road.

NW News on 07/19/2017

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