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Jury Trial Set For Clowers

Subscriber onlyAn August jury trial is scheduled for a former Washington County constable accused of impersonating a law enforcement officer. Continue reading...

By Tracy Neal Posted: at 5 a.m.

Trial scheduled for former Washington County constable

Subscriber onlyAn August jury trial is scheduled for a former Washington County constable accused of impersonating a law enforcement officer. Continue reading...

By Tracy Neal Posted: May 20, 2013 at 12:54 p.m.

Bonds Set In Drive-By Shooting Case

Pair Arrested On Charges Of Attempted Capital Murder

Subscriber onlyTwo men remained in the Benton County Jail after their arrests Saturday in connection with a drive-by shooting in Rogers. Continue reading...

By Tracy Neal Posted: May 20, 2013 at 5 a.m.

Search Turns Up Drugs, Guns

Subscriber onlyBenton County Sheriff’s Office deputies found drugs, firearms and blasting caps during a search of a Sulphur Springs home Tuesday. Continue reading...

By Tracy Neal Posted: May 17, 2013 at 5 a.m.

Bond Set For Gravette Man

Subscriber onlyBond was set at $100,000 for a Gravette man accused of stealing guns from a neighbor and then accidentally shooting himself in the leg. Continue reading...

By Tracy Neal Posted: May 17, 2013 at 5 a.m.

$100,000 bond for Gravette man accused of false shooting report

Subscriber onlyBond was set at $100,000 for the Gravette man accused of stealing guns from a neighbor and then accidentally shooting himself in the leg. Continue reading...

By Tracy Neal Posted: May 16, 2013 at 5:18 p.m.

Judge Keeps Bond Amount Same

Subscriber onlyA Level 3 sex offender accused of designing his vehicle to look like an undercover police officer's won’t have his bond reduced. Continue reading...

By Tracy Neal Posted: May 16, 2013 at 5 a.m.

Bella Vista man arrested in connection with sexual assault

Subscriber onlyA Bella Vista man is suspected of sexually assaulting two teenage girls. Continue reading...

By Tracy Neal Posted: May 15, 2013 at 5:06 p.m.

Bond not lowered for man charged with impersonating officer

Subscriber onlyA local circuit judge denied the request to reduce the quarter million dollar bond for a Level 3 sex offender accused of designing his vehicle to look like an undercover police officer unit. Eric Christopher Finnegan, 26, will remain in the Benton County Jail on $250,000 bond according to Tuesday's ruling by Circuit Judge Brad Karren. Continue reading...

By Tracy Neal Posted: May 15, 2013 at 12:39 p.m.

Zachary Holly's mental evaluation completed, sealed

Subscriber onlyThe mental evaluation for a Bentonville man accused of killing a 6-year-old girl has been completed, but the report is under seal. Zachary Holly, 28, is charged in connection with capital murder, rape and kidnapping, all Class Y felonies; and residential burglary, a Class B felony, in connection with the death of Jersey Bridgeman. Her body was found Nov. 20 in an empty house next door to Holly's home at home Nov. 20. Continue reading...

By Tracy Neal Posted: May 15, 2013 at 11:26 a.m.

Deputies Say Man Accidentally Shot Himself

Initial Claim Set Off Manhunt

Subscriber onlyDeputies believe a Gravette man broke into a neighbor’s home and stole guns and accidentally shot himself when he returned home and was hiding the weapons. Continue reading...

By Tracy Neal Posted: May 15, 2013 at 5 a.m.

Southard Gets Eight Years For Theft

Former Employee Stole $48,077 From County Clerk's Office

Subscriber onlyChristine Renee Southard admitted she used taxpayer money to help fund her gambling addiction. Continue reading...

By Tracy Neal Posted: May 14, 2013 at 5 a.m.

Attorneys Await Mental Evaluation In Murder Case

Subscriber onlyAttorneys are waiting for a mental evaluation of a Rogers man charged with capital murder. Continue reading...

By Tracy Neal Posted: May 14, 2013 at 5 a.m.

Attorneys await mental evaluation for accused child killer

Subscriber onlyAttorneys are waiting for a mental evaluation for a Rogers man charged with capital murder. Continue reading...

By Tracy Neal Posted: May 13, 2013 at 1:42 p.m.

Former Benton County employee gets 8-year sentence

Subscriber onlyChristine Renee Southard was sentenced to 8 years in prison for stealing thousands of dollars from the Benton County Clerk's Office. Continue reading...

By Tracy Neal Posted: May 13, 2013 at 1:23 p.m.

Group’s Effort Streamlines Process For Abuse Victims

Subscriber onlyA blanket of help for domestic abuse victims in Benton County is being weaved at a monthly meeting. Continue reading...

By Tracy Neal Posted: May 11, 2013 at 5 a.m.

Woman Claims Mistaken Arrest In Lawsuit

Subscriber onlyA Benton County woman is suing a Bella Vista police officer claiming he mistakenly arrested her. Continue reading...

By Tracy Neal Posted: May 11, 2013 at 5 a.m.

Bella Vista Man Pleads Not Guilty

Whitehead Faces Charges Of Negligent Homicide, Leaving Scene Of Accident

Subscriber onlyA Bella Vista man pleaded not guilty to charges in connection with a fatal car crash that happened last year. Continue reading...

By Tracy Neal Posted: May 7, 2013 at 5 a.m.

Man Sentenced In Rape Case

Subscriber onlyA Bentonville man was sentenced to 10 years in prison Monday after pleading guilty to raping a teenage girl. Continue reading...

By Tracy Neal Posted: May 7, 2013 at 5 a.m.

Rain, Cold Impact Craft Fair

Subscriber onlyThe last two snowy, rainy and cold days haven’t been good ones for the Spanker Creek Farm Arts and Crafts Fair, according to Patti Hyde, the fair’s promoter. Continue reading...

By Tracy Neal Posted: May 5, 2013 at 5 a.m.

Farmington Man Arrested in Connection with Forgery

Subscriber only A Farmington man is accused of forging checks on his former employer’s account. Continue reading...

By Tracy Neal Posted: May 4, 2013 at 5 a.m.

Landingham Sentenced On Rape Charge

Man Was On Furlough From Prison When Incident Occurred

Subscriber onlyJohn Scott Landingham admitted Monday to raping a 17-year-old girl while he was a state prisoner, but free as part of a furlough program. Continue reading...

By Tracy Neal Posted: Apr 30, 2013 at 5 a.m.

Man pleads guilty to rape while freed as state prisoner

Subscriber onlyJohn Scott Landingham admitted Monday to raping a 17-year-old girl while he was state prisoner and free as part of a furlough program. Landingham, 42, pleaded guilty to rape, a Class Y felony, which is punishable with a prison sentence ranging from 10 to 40 years of life imprisonment. He pleaded guilty under a plea agreement his attorney Sarah Ashley, a Benton County deputy public defender, reached with Stephanie McLemore, a Benton County deputy prosecutor. Continue reading...

By Tracy Neal Posted: Apr 29, 2013 at 12:09 p.m.

County Has Designs on Veterans Court

Subscriber onlyOne person has been accepted into a planned veterans court, and a local circuit judge hopes to have space for as many as a dozen people once the court gets its footing. Continue reading...

By Tracy Neal Posted: Apr 29, 2013 at 5 a.m.

County Man Arrested Again

Subscriber onlyA Benton County man accused of shooting his cousin in 2011 has been arrested again in connection with threatening to kill his wife — a witness in the shooting case. Continue reading...

By Tracy Neal Posted: Apr 27, 2013 at 3:46 a.m.

Task Force Discusses Ideas To Help Mentally Ill

Subscriber onlyThe Judicial Equality for Mental Illness Task Force of Northwest Arkansas met Wednesday to discuss alternatives to holding mentally ill inmates in the county jail. Continue reading...

By Tracy Neal Posted: Apr 25, 2013 at 5 a.m.

Lowell Man Sentenced To 20 years

Subscriber only A Lowell man was sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to possessing child pornography. Continue reading...

By Tracy Neal Posted: Apr 25, 2013 at 5 a.m.

Rogers Men Plead Not Guilty

Subscriber onlyTwo Rogers men each face up to 35 years in prison if convicted of charges of shooting into a moving vehicle in February. Continue reading...

By Tracy Neal Posted: Apr 23, 2013 at 5 a.m.

Rogers Woman Sentenced To Six Years

Subscriber onlyA Rogers woman was sentenced to six years in prison in connection with stabbing a man last year. Continue reading...

By Tracy Neal Posted: Apr 23, 2013 at 5 a.m.

Former Minister Pleads Not Guilty

Subscriber onlyA former Siloam Springs minister pleaded not guilty to sexually assaulting two teenage girls. Continue reading...

By Tracy Neal Posted: Apr 23, 2013 at 5 a.m.

GED Classes To be Offered To Some Jail Inmates

Subscriber onlySome inmates in the Benton County Jail will have an opportunity to complete their high school education while behind bars. Continue reading...

By Tracy Neal Posted: Apr 20, 2013 at 2:20 a.m.

Bentonville Man Sentenced To 12 Years

Subscriber onlyA Bentonville man was sentenced to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to various crimes including stealing $90,000 in gold coins and jewelry. Continue reading...

By Tracy Neal Posted: Apr 19, 2013 at 4:18 a.m.

Prosecutors To Get Access To Parts Of File

Subscriber onlyProsecutors will be able to obtain portions of a case file and other material from attorneys who represented Brandon Lacy at his 2009 murder trial. Continue reading...

By Tracy Neal Posted: Apr 19, 2013 at 4:12 a.m.

Woman Pleads Not Guilty

Fleck Accused Of Fatally Shooting Husband In Head In March

Subscriber onlyA Gentry woman pleaded not guilty to a murder charge in connection with her husband’s shooting death last month. Continue reading...

By Tracy Neal Posted: Apr 16, 2013 at 5 a.m.

Gentry woman pleads not guilty to shooting husband

Subscriber onlyA Gentry woman pleaded not guilty to a murder charge in connection with her husband's death. Susan Fleck entered the plea Monday morning during her arraignment before Circuit Judge Robin Green. Fleck is charged with capital murder, a Class Y felony. Continue reading...

By Tracy Neal Posted: Apr 15, 2013 at 9:45 a.m.

Three Injured In Parking Lot Accident

Subscriber onlyThree people were taken to Northwest Medical Center-Bentonville after a accident in the parking lot of the Bentonville Walmart Supercenter on North Walton Boulevard. Continue reading...

By Tracy Neal Posted: Apr 14, 2013 at 2:40 a.m.

Rogers Man Arrested After Investigation

Subscriber onlyA Rogers man was arrested Thursday in connection with possessing child pornography. Continue reading...

By Tracy Neal Posted: Apr 13, 2013 at 2:19 a.m.

Rogers Woman Pleads Not Guilty

Subscriber only A Rogers woman has pleaded not guilty to rape. Continue reading...

By Tracy Neal Posted: Apr 13, 2013 at 2:17 a.m.

Proceedings In Davis Case Put On Hold

Subscriber onlyProceedings were suspended Thursday in the case of a Bentonville man accused of killing his wife last year. Continue reading...

By Tracy Neal Posted: Apr 12, 2013 at 5 a.m.

Proceedings suspended against man accused of killing wife

Subscriber onlyProceedings were suspended Thursday in the murder case of a Bentonville man accused of killing his wife. Perry Dennis Davis Jr., 49, is charged with kidnapping and capital murder, both Class Y felonies. Davis attorneys filed a motion requesting a mental evaluation for their client. Continue reading...

By Tracy Neal Posted: Apr 11, 2013 at 11:34 a.m.

Man Found Guilty, Gets 40 Years

Stover Claims He Was Keeping Drugs, Gun Away From Kids

Subscriber onlyJurors didn’t believe a convicted felon’s claim he had a gun and methamphetamine because he wanted to keep them away from children. Continue reading...

By Tracy Neal Posted: Apr 11, 2013 at 5 a.m.

Eaton’s Case Put On Hold Pending Evaluation

Subscriber onlyProceedings were suspended Tuesday in the case of Robert William Eaton, who is accused of raping a girl. Continue reading...

By Tracy Neal Posted: Apr 11, 2013 at 5 a.m.

Jury trial scheduled for teacher charged with hitting student

Subscriber onlyA July jury trial was scheduled Monday for a former Benton County School of Arts teacher accused of hitting a student. Continue reading...

By Tracy Neal Posted: Apr 8, 2013 at 12:25 p.m.

Partnership Aims To Cut Texting While Driving

Subscriber onlyTexting drivers beware. You soon may be caught by the watchful eye of a Benton County Sheriff’s Office deputy. Continue reading...

By Tracy Neal Posted: Apr 8, 2013 at 5 a.m.

Southard’s Sentencing Pushed Back

Subscriber only Sentencing for a former Benton County employee accused of theft has been rescheduled for May. Continue reading...

By Tracy Neal Posted: Apr 5, 2013 at 3:07 a.m.

Lacy Hearing Set

Man Claims Ineffective Counsel In Trial

Subscriber onlyConvicted murderer Brandon Lacy will have a July hearing in his bid for a new trial. Continue reading...

By Tracy Neal Posted: Apr 4, 2013 at 5 a.m.

Judge’s Wrecker Decision Backs County

Subscriber onlyA circuit judge upheld a decision by Benton County officials denying a request a couple made to operate a wrecker service from their home near Siloam Springs. Continue reading...

By Tracy Neal Posted: Apr 3, 2013 at 5 a.m.

Judge upholds denial of wrecker service permit

Subscriber onlyA local circuit judge upheld the decision by Benton County officials that denied a request for a couple to operate a wrecker service from their home near Siloam Springs. Continue reading...

By Tracy Neal Posted: Apr 2, 2013 at 3:26 p.m.

Adams Gets 10 Years For Child Porn

Subscriber onlyA former Rogers Heritage High School student was sentenced to 10 years in prison after admitting to possessing child pornography. Continue reading...

By Tracy Neal Posted: Apr 2, 2013 at 5 a.m.

Traffic Stops Lead To Arrests

Subscriber onlyBenton County Sheriff’s Office deputies recovered drugs and guns after two traffic stops Wednesday. Continue reading...

By Tracy Neal Posted: Mar 29, 2013 at 3:56 a.m.

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