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 […]
TV reporter from Saline County dies in motorcycle wreck
Southwest Patrol officers responded to a vehicle vs. motorcycle collision at 9400 Stagecoach Road on Monday, January 16, 2023. When they arrived, the discovered the driver and passenger of the motorcycle were lying on the ground unresponsive. The passenger from the motorcycle, Haven Hughes, age 22, of Little Rock, was pronounced dead at the scene […]
Suspect arrested in fatal shooting of roofer in Saline County on Dec 31st
UPDATE JAN 10, 2022 On December 31, 2022 deputies with the Saline County Sheriff’s Department responded to 8100 block of Narrows Road in reference to a shooting. After an investigation with the assistance of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, a warrant for Manslaughter was sought and signed for William Bettis, age 52, of Little […]
Bauxite man killed in wreck Sunday on Interstate 430
Tyler Hayes, age 23 of Bauxite, AR, died after a vehicle crash on Interstate 430, according to Arkansas State Police. The crash happened early Saturday, October 29, 2022 at 2:11 a.m. A report states that Hayes was driving southbound on the northbound side of I-430. The report says Hayes was approaching Mile Marker 6 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 […]
Benton man dies in vehicle accident early Wednesday
A Benton man is deceased – the victim of a fatal crash on early Wednesday morning, August 17, 2022, on the western outskirts of the city. Peyton L. Mitchell, age 24, was traveling south in a 2009 Chevrolet Tahoe, on Arkansas Highway 229, approaching Jackman Trail when it happened. About 1:15 a.m., the vehicle failed […]
Bryant Police identify deceased man in suspected hit-and-run
UPDATED AUG 10, 2022 A man was found deceased, off Interstate 30 on Tuesday. The Bryant Police Department released a statement about it late in the afternoon. They are actively investigating this, stating that he was possibly the victim of a hit-and-run incident. Officers were called around 1:00 p.m. to check on an unidentified male […]
Update: Benton PD says Officer on paid leave during investigation of shooting
UPDATE AUG 8, 2022 The Benton Police Department (BNPD) is still investigating an incident that resulted in an officer-involved shooting on Sunday, July 24, 2022, around 8:15 p.m. The officer, Brian Franklin, did not suffer injuries. He continues to be on paid administrative leave, pending results of the internal investigation and prosecutor review. A traffic […]
Saline County man in prison for murder found dead in cell
A Saline County man is deceased in prison in a presumed suicide. The Arkansas Department of Corrections released a statement that Jason Lee Taylor, age 38, of Benton, was found unresponsive in his cell Thursday, July 28, 2022, at Tucker maximum security prison in Jefferson County. Staff said he was taken from his single-man cell […]
State Police releases name of deceased man pulled from vehicle in Saline River on Father’s Day
UPDATE JUNE 20 2022 345PM The Arkansas State Police is investigating a single vehicle motor vehicle crash that claimed the life of Nathan Allen Kirtley, 25, of Benton. Kirtley was the driver of a 2006 Ford Mustang that was traveling northbound along Arkansas Highway 229. A preliminary investigative report indicates the crash occurred late Saturday […]
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