ORIGINAL JUL 9, 2018 9:20AM The Bryant Police Department (BPD) arrested a Bryant daycare worker on charges of child abuse. According to a statement, McKenzie Howell, age 19, was arrested Monday about 8:00 a.m. after an investigation uncovered enough video evidence for two counts of Endangering the Welfare of a Minor 1st Degree (Class D Felony). […]
911 Call Leads to Burglary Arrest in Benton
A resident called 911 Tuesday morning after seeing a man attempt to remove a window air-conditioner unit from a Benton home. At approximately 8 a.m. Tuesday, August 22, 2017, Benton Police officers responded to the call on Dalewood Drive, but the suspect had fled the area. Officers later found the suspect, identified as Brandon D. […]
Bryant Teacher Arrested at Middle School for Public Intox
MySaline heard it from different sources Friday, but it was late in the day and Bryant Schools were contacted but didn’t not confirm the rumor. Bethel Middle School teacher Melissa Dillard was arrested on a charge of Public Intoxication during the school day. The first We heard of it was through the forwarded text below. […]
Alleged Dine & Dash Leads Police to Meth, Pills & Pot Charges
At approximately 7:25 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 4, officers with the Benton Police Department responded to Waffle House restaurant in reference to theft of services. Employees gave the description of three suspects who left the restaurant without paying for their meals, and gave the description of the vehicle they left in, which was located across the […]
High Risk Sex Offender Moves to Benton Address
The Arkansas Crime Information Center (ACIC) reports that the sex offender listed below has registered a new address on the Sex Offender Registry. Offender Information LENARD JAMES BARNETT 1500 BLOCK OF OAK STREET BENTON AR 72015 AKA: BARNETTE, LENARD, JAMES; BARNETTE, LEONARD, JAMES; BARNETT, JAMES, LEONARD; BARNETT, LEONARD, JAMES; BARNETT, LEONARD; BARRETT, LEONARD; BARNETT, LENARD; […]
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 […]