Dispatch Desk: Jan. 20-26

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. 20
4:10 p.m.
A South 1st Street man, who had been the victim of a previous theft of his Xbox, went to the police department to report additional items had been stolen, including a 9-inch knife and $200 cash, and provided an officer with the name of an additional suspect, a Gurdon man, who drove the thief to and from his apartment. The following day, unhappy with the fact police hadn’t included the driver as a suspect in the police report, the complainant reportedly changed his story to accuse the driver of getting him drunk to sexually assault him. Advised that filing a false police report is a crime, the man reneged the claim and admitted he participated willingly in the sexual activity, but was adamant that the third party was actively stealing his belongings during the intercourse. He was advised that his report would be updated.

Tuesday, Jan. 21
5 p.m.
Initially called to Walmart for a complaint of a man with a potty mouth and holding a beer, officers en route learned the subject had made his way across the street to Dollar Tree. Officers met Travis Marceaux, 33, of Youngsville, Louisiana, as he exited the Dollar Tree and noted an unsteady gait and the smell of alcohol. Admitting he’d drank a pint, Marceaux was taken to jail on charges of public intoxication.

5:22 p.m.
A North 27th Street man reported a driver plowed into his vehicle parked in front of his residence. He didn’t witness the hit-and-run, which happened the previous Saturday.

Wednesday, Jan. 22

Juvenile report: Domestic battery-third degree

7:35 p.m.
Officers were called to Walmart’s parking lot, where a man said his brother had become combative after huffing canned air. Upon arrival police spoke with the caller, who wanted to take the brother, 35-year-old Tyler Scott Gray, of Malvern, home. The officer, however, had other plans and took Gray into custody for the charge of public intoxication.

Thursday, Jan. 23
12:15 p.m.
Police were summoned to the wooded area north of Walmart, off of High School Drive, for a report of a man lying unconscious. Officers arrived to find Tyler Gray on the ground, and observed several cans of canned air in the vicinity around him. He was handcuffed and roused awake, then transported to the jail for public intoxication.

1:58 p.m.
A health care worker reported someone left a strange note beneath a brick beside her car while visiting a neighboring client on North 6th Street. The note requested the return of several miscellaneous items, and had been one of many left on her vehicle in her recent visits with the neighbor. An officer spoke with the scribe, whose porch contained multiple posted hand-written signs, and learned the elderly lady has a practice of leaving notes when items from her home come up missing. She added that the ritual has worked in the past, as 13 empty clothes hangers apparently made their way back to her closet after she left a note asking for their return. The complainant was advised to start parking her vehicle in front of someone else’s residence.

Friday, Jan. 24

Felony incident still under investigation: Breaking or Entering, Beene’s Towing & Recovery

10:37 a.m.
Officers were called to Dollar General, 2727 Caddo St., for a report of a pedestrian being struck by a vehicle in the parking lot. The call came from the store manager so that the victim could continue shopping. Officers spoke with the 34-year-old victim, an Arkadelphia woman who relayed that a vehicle leaving the store had backed into her as she was walking across the parking lot. She was unable to provide police with a license plate number, but described the vehicle as a black SUV whose driver left the scene when confronted. The victim denied injury and declined medical attention. Police watched surveillance footage that showed the SUV back slowly from a parking spot in front of the store, as well as the purported victim veer from their direct path to the store and into the path of the vehicle. No contact was visible due to the camera angle and light wash. Officers advised they would attempt to locate and identify the SUV.

12:45 p.m.
Vandalism to a storage unit was reported at a self-storage facility at 2512 Country Club Road/Thompson Road. The renter advised that two padlocks had been removed, but no items appeared to be missing.

Saturday, Jan. 25

Felony incident still under investigation: Possession of a Controlled Substance (Meth), 700 block of South 10th Street

9:46 a.m.
Officers were called to the 1100 block of Haddock Street for a complaint of dogs being loose and acting aggressively. The caller advised that Animal Control had been there before for complaints on the same dogs. Officers saw 5-6 canines running loose in the backyard, barking; a few of them started approaching the officers aggressively. A dispatcher made contact with the dogs’ owner, who advised she would get them put up as soon as she returned home.

7:25 p.m.
A resident of the 1700 block of O’Connell Street reported a breaking/entering to a backyard shed. Nothing appeared to be missing.

Sunday, Jan. 26

Felony incident still under investigation: Theft of Motor Vehicle, Ivy Circle

Clark County Sheriff’s Office

Friday, Jan. 24
8:41 a.m.
A Blish Road (DeGray community) man complained that someone damaged his mail box, which was found smashed and in the roadway a few feet from its post.

Arrests in Clark County

Monday, Jan. 20
Dtorriond Gordon, 22, terroristic threatening-2nd degree, terroristic act

Tuesday, Jan. 21
Mykayla Robertson, 28, Caddo Valley Police Department, no charges listed
Allan Henson, 49, failure to comply with conditions of probation

Wednesday, Jan. 22
Tatianna Page, 38, Arkadelphia Police Department, domestic battery-3rd degree, endangering the welfare of a minor, resisting arrest, possession of a controlled substance
Jeffery Eckler, 32, APD, domestic battery-3rd degree, endangering the welfare of a minor

Thursday, Jan. 23
Jermell White, 34, APD, public intoxication

Friday, Jan. 24
Johnny Gasaway, 41, Arkansas State Police, DWI, reckless driving, open container, speeding, no proof of insurance
Anthony Balch, 28, driving with a suspended license, driving left of center, improper display of license tags

Saturday, Jan. 25
Dreyden Johnson, 25, APD, continued detention

Sunday, Jan. 26
Jharia Smith, 22, fraudulent use of a debit/credit card, theft of lost/mislaid/wrongfully delivered property, failure to comply

Monday, Jan. 27
Dawn Malone, no age listed, continued detention