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.
Arkadelphia Police Department
Monday, Jan. 6
10:41 a.m.
An officer took a delayed report of a hit-and-run parking lot accident that happened at Walmart on Dec. 31. The suspect vehicle and driver remained unidentified.
11:01 a.m.
A Nightingale Nursing Home resident reported that her caretaker, during a disagreement over whether a light switch was on, pushed her in the chest. Police spoke with management, who provided a different account, saying the caretaker wheeled the resident out of the say to continue her duties. Police noted the resident had no marks where she was allegedly pushed. Management was advised a report would be on file.
4:05 p.m.
A 911 call summoned police to Landon Stone Apartments, 100 Caddo St., for a domestic disturbance between a male and female. Considering the evidence of injuries to the female as well as the male’s account, the reporting officer arrested the couple, Sarah Joann Demorrow, 20, and Keemontrae Marquez McKnight, 24, for third-degree domestic battery.
5:45 p.m.
Officers were called to Walmart for a complaint of a detained shoplifter. Jasmine Breuana Jones, 24, was arrested for theft of property.
Wednesday, Jan. 8
9:30 a.m.
An officer took a female’s report of a domestic disturbance that had taken place the previous evening between herself and a relative. With no physical evidence of injury, the complainant said she only wanted the kerfuffle documented in case a future incident arose.
Felony incident still under investigation: Unattended death, 1600 block of Welch Street
Friday, Jan. 10
3:55 p.m.
An officer responded to a Cypress Road apartment for a welfare check on a man who wasn’t returning his mother’s phone calls. Upon arrival another male greeted the officer at the door. Inside, the policeman spotted the welfare check subject lying on the floor in front of a couch, where he had apparently been for three days. Paramedics were summoned to the scene and loaded the subject into an ambulance, where they discovered a soft hand restraint on his wrist. Back inside the apartment, the officer located the other half of the restraint. It was learned through speaking with paramedics that the other male, 61-year-old Charles R. Robin, had been told to stay off the premises, a fact the property manager confirmed. Robin was then arrested for criminal trespass.
10:35 p.m.
A third-party 911 call summoned police to a domestic disturbance at Elliston Place Apartments, 222 N. 20th St. Officers spoke with the parties involved, learning the disturbance had mostly been a drunken shouting match over a TV program.
Saturday, Jan. 11
12:50 a.m.
Monitoring traffic from a church parking lot at the 1500 block of Walnut Street, an officer observed a speeding eastbound motorist. The officer followed as the driver turned north onto 13th Street and into a carport at an O’Connell Street residence, exiting the vehicle with a puppy in his arms. The driver, identified as Montego Ramon McClure, 33, admitted that he was attempting to evade the officer when he pulled into the carport of an unknown residence. Detecting the odor of alcohol, police administered a portable breath test that showed a BAC above the limit, and transported McClure to the jail for field sobriety tests due to the snow and ice on the ground. McClure failed the tests and was arrested for DWI and reckless driving. The vehicle was towed from the carport. The puppy was placed in Animal Control after unsuccessful attempts to contact its owner.
Sunday, Jan. 12
10:14 a.m.
An officer took a report of a delayed car accident that happened on Millcreek Drive at Matt Stone Apartments earlier in the day. Both drivers had exchanged information at the scene, but the complainant’s insurance company advised him to contact police to generate and accident report.
Juvenile report: Theft of property
Clark County Sheriff’s Office
No new reports on file.
Arrests in Clark County
Monday, Jan. 6
Tommy Ray Estes, 38, Arkansas State Police, possession of a firearm by a certain person
Tiesha Dale, 33, Arkansas State Police, continued detention
Tiffany Bell, 58, Probation & Parole, failure to comply with conditions of probation
Tuesday, Jan. 7
Kenneth Thomas, 66, Probation & Parole, failure to comply with conditions of probation
Wednesday, Jan. 8
Phillip Taylor, 33, Arkadelphia Police Department, hold for Florida
Thursday, Jan. 9
Colton J. Pipkin, 31, APD, failure to appear, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia
Friday, Jan. 10
Anna D. Solomon, 21, aggravated assault, criminal mischief-first degree, throwing destructive material on highway