State inmate Christopher Potts, age 25, of Saline County died in what appears to be a suicide by hanging at the Maximum Security Unit at Tucker, according to the Arkansas Department of Corrections. Corrections Officers found Potts hanging from the vent in his cell at 2:46 a.m. Saturday. He had draped a blanket across the […]
Bryant man gets 5 years after kicking and dragging deputy
A Bryant man was sentenced to 10 years in prison after attacking a Saline County Sheriff Deputy. On September 24, 2019, James Tracy Pettus, 41, of Bryant, pleaded guilty to Battery in the Second Degree, Aggravated Assault, Escape in the First Degree, and Resisting Arrest, according to Prosecuting Attorney Chris Walton. Judge Gary Arnold accepted […]
Bauxite man gets 20 years in prison after sexual assault with minors
A Bauxite man has been sentenced by a Saline County Judge for 20 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to sexual charged involving minors. On September 24, 2019, Dillon Dempsey Harrison, 23, of Bauxite pleaded guilty to Sexual Assault in the Second Degree, Internet Stalking of a Child, Sexually Grooming a Child, and Possessing […]
Traskwood Man Gets 100 Years for Violent Assault of Girlfriend
A Traskwood man got 100 years in prison after violently assaulting his ex-girlfriend and holding her hostage. Prosecuting Attorney Chris Walton announced that on August 22, 2019, Boyce Wayne Williams, 45, of Traskwood was sentenced by a jury to 100 years in the Arkansas Department of Correction. On October 20, 2018, officers with Haskell Police […]
Hensley Woman Pleads Guilty to Attempted Murder Her Child; Gets 20 Years
A Hensley woman who attempted to take her own life and her child’s life was sentenced to 20 years in prison today in Saline County, according to Deputy Prosecutor Rebecca Bush. Sommer Hyatt, 35, formerly of Lakeshore Drive in Hensley, pled guilty today to Attempted First Degree Murder and was sentenced to 20 years in […]
Inmate Has Escaped from Prison in Texarkana
According to the Arkansas Department of Correction, there has been an escape of an offender supervised by Southwest Arkansas Community Correction Center in Texarkana, 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 […]
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 […]
Japanese-American Incarceration Film Showing in Benton
The Saline County Library will host a viewing of the documentary “Relocation, Arkansas,” produced by Vivienne Schiffer. She will be available for questions. The film is about the nearly 120,000 Japanese-American citizens who were jailed after World War II simply because they looked like the enemy. One such prison was in Arkansas. The film showing […]
Prisoner Escaped Tuesday Morning from Delta Regional Unit
The Arkansas Department of Correction has reported an escape from the Delta Regional Correctional Facility in Dermott, Arkansas. Robert Woodward has escaped. He is a caucasian male, age 46, 6’1″ in height and weighing 226 lbs. His last known address is in Hot Springs, Arkansas. More information as it is released. Escaped On 6/20/2017 […]
“13th: A Documentary,” from the Director of “Selma,” to show Saturday
The Saline County Library presents… from Ava DuVernay, the director of Selma, “13th: A Documentary.” In this award-winning documentary, we will receive an in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation’s history of racial inequality. This showing will be Saturday, April 15th, 10:30 a.m.- 1:30 p.m. at Bob Herzfeld […]
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