UPDATE: Suspect was taken into custody without incident Tuesday morning in Arkadelphia.
ORIGINAL POST: An attack on an elderly man in Arkadelphia has police searching for a person of interest.
Police said that a 71-year-old South Austin Street man was attacked early Monday afternoon in his home in an apparent attempted robbery. Jermaine Jenkins, 26, is being sought as a person of interest. Jenkins is a black male and drives a white 2010 Hyundai Elantra bearing a license plate of 804-ZDS. Police did not provide a photo of Jenkins. He is wanted on charges of residential burglary and second-degree battery.
The victim was transported to Baptist Health Medical Center for injuries he suffered in the incident.
“We do not believe this was a random act,” said Arkadelphia Police Chief Jason “Shorty” Jackson, adding that Jenkins poses no public threat.
Anyone with information on Jenkins’ whereabouts is urged to contact the Arkadelphia Police Department at 870-246-4545.
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