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; […]
School Employee Charged with Sexual Assault with 16-Year-Old
A substitute teacher and secretary for Arkansas Christian Academy in Bryant has been arrested for allegedly having an improper relationship with a 16-year-old student. Amanda Knight, 38, of Alexander, faces a charge of 1st degree Sexual Assault, class A felony. Knight reportedly turned herself in at the Benton Police Department on Sunday, August 7th, 2016 and […]
Benton Man Sentenced for Crimes Involving Children
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge announced Tuesday that a Saline County man has been sentenced to 15 years in the Arkansas Department of Correction on child exploitation charges. Lance Smith, 26, of Benton, pleaded guilty to five counts of distributing, possessing or viewing matter depicting sexually explicit conduct involving children. In addition to his prison sentence, […]