The following incidents were gathered from reports filed at the Arkadelphia Police Department and Clark County Sheriff’s Office. Names of arrested individuals were collected at the Clark County Detention Center on Crittenden Street in Arkadelphia. They are presumed innocent until found guilty in a court of law. The Arkadelphian does not withhold names from the arrest log, so don’t even think about asking.

This post has been updated to remove descriptive language.

Arkadelphia Police Department

Sunday, Sept. 10
8 p.m.
Officers responded to the Baptist Health Medical Center emergency room, where a Robin Lane man was being treated for a possible gunshot wound. The victim, 21 years of age, wouldn’t tell the responding officer much about what happened, so the officer paid a visit to his home and spoke with the victim’s brother, who said he was in another room when he heard the gunshot. Police determined, based on their investigation, that the victim was “playing” with a firearm in front of the bathroom mirror when he accidentally discharged the weapon. The injury to the man’s left hand was ruled to be a pinch injury caused by the weapon’s slide.

Police investigated a residential burglary at the 900 block of South 26th Street.

Saturday, Sept. 9
5:05 a.m.
A Gurdon man reported the theft of his laundry from three drying machines at Mr. Suds Laundromat, 1309 Pine St.

Police opened a felony case of possession of a controlled substance and possession of a firearm by a certain person at the 1000 block of Haddock Street.

Officers responded to a third-degree domestic battery case involving a juvenile.

Friday, Sept. 8
10:04 a.m.
Vandalism was reported at L&W Recycling, 355 Walnut St., where the manager said the scale wires had been cut, blocking communications with the weigh station and causing $500 in damages; it was the second time in recent days the wires had been cut.

Police investigated a second-degree battery at North 16th Street.

7:14 p.m.
A hit-and-run accident was reported at Hartford Drive. Police were able to identity a suspect from video the complainant provided, but were unable to locate her at the time of the report.

9:21 p.m.
Terre Raybeard Smith, 35, of Arkadelphia, was arrested at Elliston Place Apartments, 222 N. 20th St., for public intoxication and disorderly conduct following officers’ response there for a domestic disturbance between Smith and a female.

Thursday, Sept. 7
8:20 a.m.
Ryan Christopher Bailey, 27, of Arkadelphia, was arrested at 10th and Caddo streets for obstructing governmental operations and for outstanding warrants; Bailey was pulled over for not wearing a seatbelt.

Police investigated a second-degree battery at Twin Rivers Drive.

11:35 a.m.
An Emmet man in town to see his heart doctor on Cypress Road reported his windshield had been damaged during the visit. A receptionist blamed the lawn care workers, who had just left after trimming weeds.

Wednesday, Sept. 6
10:02 a.m.
Officers responded to the unattended death of an 85-year-old female at a North 10th Street residence.

7:06 p.m.
Christopher Barquis Knox, 36, of Arkadelphia, was arrested at 16th and Phillips streets for DWI-second offense, no liability insurance, fictitious tags, failure to register a vehicle and driving with a suspended license.

8:16 p.m.
Officers were summoned to a residence on Magnolia Drive, where an Illinois woman was crying at the curb after her boyfriend literally dumped her on Interstate 30 while the pair were en route to Houston, Texas. The female had a cousin from De Queen come to pick her up. A police search for the boyfriend was unsuccessful.

Tuesday, Sept. 5
8:57 a.m.
A motorist who had been following a school bus on South 12th Street complained that a rock flung from the bus tire and damaged his windshield.

Police investigated a report of breaking or entering at Country Club Road.

Monday, Sept. 4
10:10 p.m.
A hit-and-run of a parked vehicle was reported at the 1200 block of Evans Street.

Clark County Sheriff’s Office

Wednesday, Sept. 6
2 p.m.
An Amity woman reported that, on the afternoon of Sunday, Sept. 3, her boyfriend pushed her from an underway boat traveling at full speed on DeGray Lake near Amity Landing. She said the boyfriend drove off, and that another boater rescued her from the water.

Tuesday, Sept. 5
8:27 p.m.
A deputy removed an unwanted house guest from a property on Green Road in Joan.

Arrests in Clark County

Wednesday, Sept. 6
Tony Fans, 54, driving with a suspended license

Thursday, Sept. 7
Hunter Hammonds, 29, disorderly conduct, second-degree domestic battery

Donovan Phillips, 21, sentenced to Arkansas Department of Corrections

Anita Grimes, 38, failure to appear

Friday, Sept. 8
Obie Johnson, 38, second-degree battery

Rebecca Green, 23, bench warrant (second-degree battery)

Saturday, Sept. 9
Christopher Newsom, 32, obstructing governmental operations, driving with a suspended license, no liability insurance, possession of a controlled substance-ecstasy, possession of a firearm by a certain person

Ashia Hendrix, 37, possession of a controlled substance-crack cocaine, possession of drug paraphernalia

Shakeevia Boykins, 23, failure to comply

Sam Bell, 46, DWI, speeding, driving with a suspended license

Joshua Thomas, 43, third-degree domestic battery, endangering the welfare of a minor

Rual Hei, 40, DWI, refusal to submit, open container, reckless driving

Brandon Lewis, 19, third-degree battery, endangering the welfare of a minor (2 counts)

Sunday, Sept. 10
Zachary Jeffrey Braley, 22, no insurance, racing, speeding, reckless driving

Justus Field Harrison, 19, racing, speeding, reckless driving