In this Crime Summary from Saline County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) in Benton, Arkansas they reported the following recent incidents: Mason Jar + Meth = Mugshot// Chicot Rd// Deputies responded to the report of a disturbance on Chicot Road. Contact was made with Sally Mayfield (W/F ) who admitted to smashing a mason jar over her […]
Saline County Jury gives man 24 years after not showing up for felony court 4 times
A Saline County jury on Friday found Aaron Scott Taylor, of Hot Springs, age 30, guilty of four counts of felony failing to appear in court. He was acquitted on another charge of possessing methamphetamine. Judge Ken Casady followed the jury’s recommendation and sentenced Taylor to 24 years in the Department of Correction. On June […]
Illegal Drugs and Stolen Guns Found in the Car Before Suspect Found in a Tree
Update Mar 31, 2022 330pm A Greenbrier man climbed up a tree Wednesday to escape Saline County Sheriff’s (SCSO) Deputies. The SCSO released a statement Thursday afternoon with more details from the incident and arrest of James Aaron Ballew, age 36. In the early afternoon on March 30, 2022, a Deputy answered a call from dispatch […]
PD finds NC man with variety of drugs slowly cruising through Bryant
A North Carolina man slowed down just enough to get caught with several drugs, according to a report from Bryant Police Department. On Saturday, March 19th, at approximately 5:02 a.m, a Bryant Police Officer was travelling west on the North Frontage Road near the 123 mile marker when he observed an SUV, a 2021 Red […]
Drug evidence thrown out the window came back in Saline County arrest
A Little Rock man was arrested on Sunday, March 20th for possession of suspected methamphetamine. A Saline County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) Deputy pulled over John Hayden Peters, age 26, of Little Rock in the 6500 block of Atwood Road in Mabelvale. The 2001 GMC Truck he was driving showed the license plate to be stolen […]
Deputy uses NARCAN to revive Saline County resident from fentanyl overdose
A Saline County man overdosed on drugs but was revived after deputies administered NARCAN (naloxone). According to a report from the Saline County Sheriff’s Office, on Monday, January 10, 2022, a 29-year-old male was suffering from an overdose of fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that the DEA states is 80-100 times stronger than morphine. Deputies arrived […]
Benton Pharmacy Donates Life-saving Narcan Doses to Sheriff’s Deputies
Local law enforcement is now a little better equipped to help the public in the case of an overdose. The Saline County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) received a donation from Westside Pharmacy recently of eight doses of Narcan Nasal Spray. Deputies have administered Narcan approximately 25 times this year, saving the lives of victims of overdose […]
Arkansas Drug Take Back Day is set for Oct 23rd at several locations in Saline County
The 22nd semi-annual Arkansas Drug Take Back Day will have nearly 300 locations across the state to encourage residents to dispose of expired and unneeded prescription medications in an environmentally safe method and it can save lives. What: 22nd Arkansas Prescription Drug Take Back Day (partnership with the DEA National Prescription Drug Take Back Day) When: 10 […]
Court rules appeal has no merit in 52-year sentencing of Paron man after children drowned
A Paron man lost his bid for less prison time in the Arkansas Court of Appeals Wednesday. Jonathan D. Welborn, age 35, of Paron, was appealing his July 2019 sentencing of 52 years in prison, related to the drowning deaths of his two young children. At that time, he was sentenced by a jury that […]
Sardis fight escalates; Deputies arrest two for property damage, drugs and weapon charges
Two Saline County residents were arrested on Thursday, April 15th, about 6:15 p.m., for alleged simultaneous possession of drugs and firearms. Deputies answered a call about a disturbance on Myna Road in Mabelvale. According to a report, they found a male and female that were both injured from an physical altercation. Deputies were originally going […]