Dispatch Desk: Feb. 17-23

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

Friday, Feb. 14
4:05 p.m.
Officers were summoned to Chateau Apartments, 218 N. 11th St., for a report that a female had slapped a 73-year-old walker-bound male and fled the area in a white SUV. No arrest was made.

Tuesday, Feb. 18
8 a.m.
A windshield rack was reported stolen from Hanco Oil Inc., 2503 Pine St. The reporting person said it had been the fifth time the business had been the target of theft.

Felony incident still under investigation: Commercial burglary, Smoke Buddies

11:45 a.m.
A 911 call sent police to a residence at the 1300 block of Richardson Street, where a woman reported her ex-boyfriend was in violation of a protection order. Police detained the ex at the scene and learned that he had been threatened with a gun by another male in his own home. The other male surrendered a pistol he had concealed on his hip. Officers discovered that the female no longer had a key to the residence and wasn’t supposed to be there. No arrests were made. At 2:15 p.m. police stood by as the female collected her belongings.

Wednesday, Feb. 19
12:03 p.m.
Officers were called to Walmart for a complaint of a shoplifter attempting to leave the parking lot in a blue car. An officer arrived within a minute and spotted the suspect vehicle. The officer attempted to make a traffic stop with blue lights and intermittent siren blasts as the driver exited the parking lot and drove slowly toward Pine Street and waited for the traffic light to turn green. Despite motions and verbal commands to pull over, the vehicle continued east at a “blistering 20 mph” until the driver pulled over at Cox trailer park. The driver, 66-year-old John H. Nelson, of Caddo Valley, was handcuffed and detained as he denied any wrongdoing and said he thought police were giving him an escort home. A female passenger was also detained. Nelson remained adamant that he was under the impression police were giving him an escort, adding he didn’t have a good place to pull over. He later said that his passenger was dissuading him from pulling over. Walmart’s asset protection arrived at the scene and requested any charges be dropped against the female because the initial attempt to stop her was done so prior to her passing the last checkout station; the merchandise was recovered in an abandoned shopping cart. The female was banned from Walmart properties for a year, and Nelson was issued a citation for failure to yield to an emergency vehicle.

Friday, Feb. 21
7:14 a.m.
An officer took a report of vandalism to a vehicle that occurred the previous evening while he and his wife dined at a West Pine Street restaurant. He suspected an unidentified female was responsible for the scratches in his car, as she had made unsavory comments as they held the door for her to exit.

9:59 p.m.
Police were called to assist Henderson officers at Ridge Point Apartments, 1050 Huddleston St., where a female reported feeling unsafe after hearing comments made by a group of known males. She was transported by ambulance to Baptist Health Medical Center. Henderson police gathered information about the male suspects.

Saturday, Feb. 22

Felony incident still under investigation: Breaking or entering, unlisted address on Pine Street

Juvenile report: Harassing communications

Sunday, Feb. 23

Felony incident still under investigation: Theft of a motor vehicle, 700 block of Hinsley Street

11:20 a.m.
Officers were requested at Nightingale nursing home for a report of a resident punching another male resident in the face. The victim suffered a small laceration to his upper lip.

Monday, Feb. 24
12:50 a.m.
A fugitive wanting to turn himself in phoned police from a church on Walnut Street. Officers arrived and identified 37-year-old Elvin Tyrone Joel Scott, of Stuttgart, who was wanted to multiple outstanding warrants. Scott was in possession of a backpack containing counterfeit cash and an Oklahoma driver’s license belonging to someone else. The state Board of Parole confirmed it would extradite Scott, who was then taken to the county jail.

Clark County Sheriff’s Office

Friday, Feb. 21
6:13 p.m.
A Gurdon man reported falling victim to card fraud as he had bought a pre-paid $300 card from Dollar General, then attempted to pump gas but was shut off for insufficient funds. A call to the card company revealed the funds had been used at Best Buy.

Sunday, Feb. 23
4:57 a.m.
A deputy was called to a single-vehicle accident at 590 Highway 53 North, where the driver was refusing medical attention. Upon arrival the deputy made contact with Jujuan Obree Marks, 30, of Gurdon, who said he drove off the highway when his vehicle’s power steering failed. Admitting to having drank and exhibiting evidence of being intoxicated, Marks failed a series of field sobriety tests and was arrested for DWI and careless and prohibited driving.

Arrests in Clark County Arkansas

Tuesday, Feb. 18
Jeremy Paul Ring, 45, failure to appear
Allison McKittrick, 45, Arkadelphia Police Department, commercial burglary, theft of property, driving with a suspended license, resisting arrest

Thursday, Feb. 20
Tyler Harris, 25, failure to comply with terms of probation

Friday, Feb. 21
Jhonaton Moore, 39, failure to comply

Saturday, Feb. 22
Angela Gay Gray, 49, possession of drug paraphernalia, public intoxication

Sunday, Feb. 23
Keymari Gay, 25, failure to pay child support