SPRINGDALE -- The owners of two convenience stores were issued citations this morning for allowing gambling at the stores.
Glen Calhoun, 72, and Tammie Calhoun, 57, both of 3147 Indian Springs Ave. received two felony citations each for keeping a gambling house.
Lindsey Calhoun, 29, of 3420 Brian St., received two felony citations for being an accomplice to keeping a gambling house.
All three turned themselves in this morning to the Washington County Detention Center. A court date of July 19 was set for all three.
Mark Calhoun, 32, was issued two felony citations for being an accomplice to keeping a gambling house. He was arrested Thursday and released a short time later from the county jail.
Tammie and Glen Calhoun own the Kings Korner store at 2808 W. Huntsville Ave. and Kings Xpress at 2513 N. Thompson St. Police removed 31 gambling machines from the two stores Thursday.
Several store employees said Mark Calhoun and Lindsey Calhoun emptied money out of the gambling machines, according to a police report. They are the children of Tammie and Glen Calhoun.
Operating an unlicensed gambling place in Arkansas is a felony, with possible penalties of six years in prison or fines up to $10,000, said Matt Durrett, the Washington County prosecutor.
NW News on 07/13/2019