Another baby was surrendered to a Safe Haven Baby Box in Benton, Arkansas on Tuesday, May 30th at 5:23 p.m. This is the third time a parent has used the Baby Box at Benton Fire Station #3 since it was installed in September 2019. Nationwide, 31 babies have been surrendered to local first responders in […]
Infant readying for adoption less than 24 hours after being surrendered at fire station
A baby is safe and has already begun the adoption process after being left at a Benton, Arkansas fire station. Chief Evans stated, “There was an infant surrendered into our Safe Haven Baby Box Tuesday night. The baby was healthy and well cared for, obviously loved. It is my understanding the mother traveled from out of […]
Father of 11 on “X” flees across two counties; Gets 6 years, may be out in 1
On Wednesday, the Saline County Courthouse held its first jury trial of the year. The jury convicted Marcus Proctor, age 34, of fleeing and possession of controlled substance. Judge Ken Casady followed the jury’s recommendation and sentenced Proctor to six years in the Arkansas Division of Correction. According to the Saline County Prosecutor’s Office, in […]
Woman’s guilty murder plea nets 40 years after throwing baby out of car in Benton
Whitney Turner-Tyson, age 30, of Little Rock, entered a guilty plea in Saline County today to murder in the first degree. Judge Ken Casady sentenced Turner-Tyson, to 40 years imprisonment in the Division of Correction. On September 15, 2020, Turner-Tyson threw her infant child out of a car along Interstate 30. First responders took the […]
Newborn Surrendered in Safe Haven Baby Box at Benton Fire Station
It’s been less than a year since the Safe Haven Baby Box was installed in Benton and last week was the first time a newborn was legally surrendered there, at Fire Station #3 on Edison Avenue. The Baby Box at this fire station was the first to be available in Arkansas last September and was […]
Sheriff’s Office Investigating Two Child Deaths in Paron
DEATH OF TWO CHILDREN According to the Saline County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO), two subjects were arrested for Endangering the Welfare of a Minor, 1st degree, a Class D felony. The subjects are Jonathan Daniel Welborn, age 30, and Brittany Nichole Hairston, age 26, both of Thomas Loop Road in Benton (Paron), Arkansas. They are the parents of […]