A Saline County jury recently found Timothy Burton, 33, of Jacksonville, guilty of the charges of felon in possession of firearm, and extreme fleeing. (Not Tim Burton the American filmmaker known for Batman, The Nightmare Before Christmas, and Edward Scissorhands.) He actually had multiple firearms in the vehicle and about a pound of meth. Circuit […]
Saline County Prosecuting Attorney to Run for Circuit Judge Seat
Prosecuting Attorney Ken Casady released the following statement to announce that he will run for the office of Saline County Circuit Judge, First Division, in the election to be held on May 22, 2018. This position is currently held by Bobby McCallister who resigns December 15, 2017, and appointee, Barbara Womack Webb will serve the remainder of the […]
Saline County Detainee Pleads Guilty, Gets 10 Years, After Flooding Jail with Sprinklers
Khaleel Siddiq of Benton, pled guilty to Impairing the Operation of a Vital Public Facility today before the Honorable Bobby McCallister. Siddiq was sentenced to serve ten years in the Arkansas Department of Corrections. Siddiq was an inmate at the Saline County Jail on February 20, 2016, when he intentionally broke a sprinkler head in […]