Pea Ridge officer resigns

Eric Lyle
Eric Lyle

PEA RIDGE -- Police Capt. Eric Lyle submitted his resignation Friday to Capt. Chris Olson, interim police chief, according to city attorney Shane Perry.

Lyle's resignation letter cited personal and health reasons and is effective Jan. 28.

Lyle has been on leave this past week per his own request, Perry said.

Lyle was the subject of an investigation by the city following the revelation of a cellphone text from Lyle to another police officer, Perry said.

"The investigation does center around inappropriate text messages," Perry said.

Mayor Jackie Crabtree was out of town Friday and unavailable for comment.

Lyle was promoted from lieutenant to captain in December as part of a department restructuring, Olson said.

In March 2017, Lyle was promoted to lieutenant. He had been in law enforcement for 12 years and employed at Pea Ridge for more than five years. He was the 2016 Pea Ridge Police Officer of the Year and completed the University of Arkansas Criminal Justice System School of Law Enforcement Supervision.

NW News on 01/19/2019

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