This is a roundup of felony charges filed in recent weeks by the Clark County Prosecutor’s Office. Some defendants may also have misdemeanor charges against them, but they are not included here. The following names and charges, which are contained within public documents, are gathered from online court records available through ARCourts. Defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Here’s a rundown of felony cases filed recently:
State vs. Christopher Gregory. Aggravated Residential Burglary, Class Y felony. On Feb. 3, 2024, Arkadelphia police were called to a Haddock Street residence, where the homeowner reported a home invasion occurred at about 6 a.m. The resident reported that he was awakened by two black males standing over him, shining a flashlight in his face and pointing a gun at him while demanding money. The suspects reportedly raided the man’s chest of drawers in search of money, ultimately taking a jar of loose change, a house key and a lighter. Investigators processed the scene, finding the method of entry to be a bathroom window, and lifted latent prints on that window and others. A lab analysis from the state Crime Lab concluded that the prints belong to Gregory, who during an Aug. 27 interrogation admitted his involvement. Gregory, 31, lists an Arkadelphia address.
State vs. Waylon Ray Cogburn. Failure to register as sex offender. A Level 2 sex offender registered under the jurisdiction of the Clark County Sheriff’s Office, 41-year-old Cogburn failed to report a change in employment after his termination from a mill in Amity.
State vs. Matthew Fabian. Possession of a Schedule I/II Controlled Substance – Methamphetamine, Class D felony. On Oct. 12, 2024, a Caddo Valley police officer conducted a traffic stop on Fabian’s vehicle for speeding and, upon his approach, sniffed the odor of marijuana. A search of the vehicle yielded multiple narcotics-related items, including marijuana in multiple containers bearing Fabian’s name from a dispensary not named in court documents. Also found was a crystalline substance in a black rubber ball and a pipe. The substance was field-tested with positive results for meth and fentanyl. Fabian, 41, lists a Malvern address.
State vs. Quentin Austin. Possession of a Schedule I/II Controlled Substance – Methamphetamine, Class D felony. On the evening of Nov. 11, 2024, Arkadelphia police were called to a Walnut Street address to check on a subject lingering in the driveway and yard. Austin, 35, was found in a state of confusion and accepted an officer’s courtesy transport home. Prior to the lift, the officer asked Austin if he had any contraband in his possession, and he handed over a pipe and a glass jar containing .19 grams of meth.
State vs. Gary Holt. Aggravated Assault, Class D felony. Holt, 53, of Glenwood, was arrested near a Richardson Road residence when a Clark County deputy sheriff was summoned to that location. Holt’s sibling had called concerned that Holt — armed, intoxicated and en route to the brother’s home — would follow through with previously made threats. Deputy Robbie Plyler and Amity Police Chief Garry “B.J.” Johns arrived an found Holt’s unoccupied vehicle parked off the roadway in a clearing on the brother’s property. Plyler went to the home and instructed the residents to stay inside until they were given the all-clear, then returned to the vehicle to find Holt, 53. Plyler drew his weapon on an armed Holt and gave numerous commands to drop his weapon, and he ultimately surrendered without further incident. Holt was carrying an AR-15 5.56mm rifle and a holstered 9mm pistol. Holt initially told police he was there to hunt, a story he would later change.
State vs. Tracy Wayne Blankenship. Possession of a Schedule I/II Controlled Substance – Methamphetamine, Class D felony (habitual). Blankenship, 52, of Arkadelphia, was arrested on Oct. 23, 2024, when his parole officer was alerted to suspicious activity and requested an office visit. While there, a urine test returned positive for meth, and a search of Blankenship’s vehicle netted spotlighting equipment and camouflage. He was transported to his apartment, where his parole officer found a bag containing .52 grams of meth concealed in a flashlight in the bathroom.
State vs. Geral Bashard Gentry. Indecent Exposure (second or subsequent offense), Class D felony. Arkadelphia police arrested Gentry, 37, outside a Peake Street residence after receiving a complaint that he was masturbating in the yard, “staring and smiling” at the complainant as he did so. Gentry, who lists a Delight address, has multiple previous charges in Texas for indecent exposure and indecency with a child by exposure. He was convicted three times in the past 10 years for indecent exposure and is a registered sex offender under the jurisdiction of the Pike County Sheriff’s Office.
State vs. Ricky Owen Rowland Jr. Terroristic Threatening – 1st Degree (3 counts, habitual); Aggravated Assault (3 counts, habitual); Endangering the Welfare of a Minor – 1st Degree; Criminal Mischief Causing $1,000-$5,000 in Damages. Rowland, 44, was arrested after a domestic disturbance at a Garner Mountain Road, Amity, residence that happened Sept. 28, 2024. During the disturbance, which involved numerous parties, Rowland allegedly used a knife to slash a car tire as one of the victims attempted to escape, then proceeded to kick her car and threaten to kill her. She was able to escape, and met her parents at the end of the road, near its junction with Highway 8. The victim’s father went to the residence to confront Rowland, who met him at the door and swung a knife at him. As the dad retreated to his own vehicle, Rowland beat on the vehicle with the knife handle. The victim’s mother then drove to the residence to check on the dad, getting out of her vehicle as Rowland made threats against her life and charged at her with the knife. The mom got back in the car and locked the doors as Rowland beat on the car with the knife, breaking the windshield. As she drove from the scene her vehicle “clipped” Rowland, who fell to the ground. Both parents then drove away from the residence and waited at the Alpine Community Center for deputies to arrive.
State vs. Diamond Dalissia Morris. Battery – 2nd Degree, Class D felony. Morris, 29, of Camden, was arrested at Carpenter Hill Apartments following a disturbance Oct. 27, 2024. Morris allegedly used a knife in an attack on another female outside the apartment complex. The female suffered severe lacerations to her breast and wrist, and would be air-lifted from Baptist Health Medical Center to a Hot Springs hospital. The attack apparently stemmed from a heated argument over a mutual lover. Morris told police that the victim initially swung at her; Morris took a knife from her shorts and slashed at her. Morris said she then retreated inside an apartment as the wounded female retrieved a baseball bat from her vehicle and damaged two cars prior to police arrival.
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