UPDATE 4:58PM MON SEP 12, 2022 The press conference video • written press release • doorbell video • and more are below. ? Sheriff Rodney Wright held a press conference on Monday afternoon, September 12th, 2022, regarding Murder suspect Wuanya Smith, wanted in murder charges out of Omaha Nebraska. Smith was caught in Benton Arkansas […]
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 […]
Inmate Altercation at Saline County Jail Adds Charges, Injures Deputy
An incident involving an inmate at the Saline County Detention Center got him in more trouble and left one deputy injured. On Friday March 12, 2022, around 6:30 p.m., inmate Alan Jeffcoat, age 52, of Benton instigated an altercation with two Detention Deputies, according to a report from the Saline County Sheriff’s Office. The Deputies […]
Inmate Has Escaped from Facility in NE Arkansas
The Arkansas Department of Correction is reporting the escape of an offender from Northeast Arkansas Community Correction Center in Osceola, Arkansas. If you have any concerns about your immediate safety, contact your local law enforcement agency or call 911. Offenders at this facility are classified as non-violent and are not registered sex offenders. That’s all […]
Inmate Escaped From Saline County Jail Duty Has Been Apprehended
UPDATE: ESCAPEE HAS BEEN APPREHENDED. 12/13/16 4:56PM According to Lt. Jeffrey Silk of the Saline County Sheriff’s Office, Joseph Dillon Smith, a white male, age 25, was on a work detail in the area of the Saline County Detention Center, walked away from that detail. Smith was incarcerated for misdemeanor charges. He was last seen […]
Dept of Corrections Reports Escapee in Mississippi County; Last Address in Pulaski County
The Arkansas Department of Corrections reports an escaped inmate from a Mississippi County work release. Details about the inmate, Clenton Forrister of Scott, Arkansas, are below. UPDATE: THE ESCAPEE HAS BEEN APPREHENDED. Clenton Forrister Escaped On 11/12/2016 ADC # / SID: 157768 / 03502463 Facility: Mississippi County W/R Offense: Battery-1st Degree Race: Caucasian Sex: Male Height: […]