This is a roundup of felony charges filed May 9-23, 2025, by the Clark County Prosecutor’s Office. Some defendants may also have misdemeanor charges against them, but most 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 in the past two weeks:
1.5 kilos of meth found in I-30 traffic stop
Agents with the Group 6 Drug Task Force made a sizable bust on Interstate 30 in Clark County.
The arrest led to multiple felony charges against a Mabelvale man who was returning from Dallas, Texas, with a haul of methamphetamine.
According to court documents, Bryan Hornbuckle, 54, was arrested on May 19 following a traffic stop between the Gum Springs and Arkadelphia exits. Agents had been investigating Hornbuckle for his alleged involvement in drug trafficking, and observed his vehicle cross both the solid white and yellow shoulder lines while following him in Clark County.
The agents requested a Clark County deputy sheriff to conduct a traffic stop in a marked patrol unit. Hornbuckle’s vehicle was pulled over at the 70 mile marker.
Hornbuckle denied the deputy consent to search the vehicle, and a passenger who refused to identify himself was ultimately identified as Keith Hodges.
One agent noted in his affidavit that he knew from a “phone ping warrant” that Hornbuckle had just made an overnight trip to Dallas, making stops at gas stations.
A Nevada County deputy and his drug-sniffing K-9 were summoned to the traffic stop; meanwhile, Hornbuckle was asked to exit the vehicle and asked if he had any contraband in his possession. He admitted to having a knife and a gun in his pocket; both were removed, and no other weapons were located on his person.
Once the K-9 was on scene it was instructed to conduct a sniff test, and gave a positive alert on the vehicle. The search that followed revealed more than 1.5 kilograms of methamphetamine, two firearms, a pair of digital scales and miscellaneous items of drug paraphernalia.
Both occupants were placed under arrest. During police questioning at the Clark County Sheriff’s Office, Hornbuckle admitted that he had gone to Dallas and picked up 1.5 kilos of meth and claimed ownership of all the narcotics, weapons and paraphernalia found in the vehicle.
Hornbuckle’s bail was set at $120,000. Under court-ordered conditions of his release, Hornbuckle would be under house arrest with an electronic monitor, subject to random drug screens, prohibited from possessing weapons, and be under pre-trial supervision.
He faces charges of trafficking a controlled substance and simultaneous possession of drugs and firearms, both Class Y felonies that each carry a prison term of 10-40 years or life in prison.
Hornbuckle, formerly of Malvern, was pardoned for a previous conviction in 2015 by then-Gov. Asa Hutchinson. He was charged in Ashley County (Crossett) in 2000 for a drug-related offense, but those charges were dropped in that county.
Prosecutor seeks to seize cash, firearms after Gurdon drug bust
Clark County Prosecutor Dan Turner filed a complaint for the forfeiture of $8,845 and 15 firearms from defendant Ty Barrett Norman following the law enforcement execution of a search warrant at Norman’s home in Gurdon.
Group 6 agents executed the warrant at 41 Stevenson Road on April 12, 2025, reportedly finding 7.74 pounds of marijuana during the raid. In addition to the pot, law enforcement confiscated a money counter, more than 100 THC vape pens, digital scales and other drug paraphernalia.
Most of the firearms are long rifles or shotguns.
The cash has since been deposited into an Arkadelphia bank pending a judge ruling on the forfeiture, and the weapons are in the possession of the Clark County Sheriff’s Office.
Felony charges against Norman had not been filed at the time of this writing.
Police make drug bust at Amity residence
On April 15, police executed a search warrant on 38-year-old Brandon Howell’s residence at 942 Pine St., Amity.
The search yielded a bag of meth, scales, syringes and a bag of marijuana in a front building, as well as multiple syringes, marijuana and a loaded .22 caliber rifle in a back building. Five children were present in both locations.
Howell and Tabitha Bolin were both taken into custody, and the Department of Human Services was notified to collect the children.
In the room where Howell was located, police also discovered, on a couch, a phone that had “clearly been purposefully broken and bent.”
The meth weighed 10.5 grams, and the marijuana weighed 12.5 grams.
During police questioning, Howell admitted sole ownership of the drugs.
Howell is charged with simultaneous possession of drugs and firearms, a Class Y felony that carries a sentence of 10-40 years or life in prison; possession of methamphetamine with purpose to deliver, a Class A felony punishable by 6-30 years in prison and/or a fine of up to $15,000; maintaining a premises for drug distribution, a Class C felony punishable by 3-10 years in prison and/or of fine of up to $10,000; endangering the welfare of a minor, a Class D felony that carries a prison term of up to 6 years and/or a fine of up to $10,000; possession of drug paraphernalia, also a Class D felony; and tampering with physical evidence, also a Class D felony.
Henderson student nabbed for burglarizing Garrison Center, mission house
A Henderson State University student stands accused of commercial burglary for his alleged involvement in a pair of April break-ins on campus.
Court documents say Javeoan De’rico Robinson, 18, of Stamps, used his student ID on April 23 to enter the E-sports lab in the Garrison Center (Henderson’s student union building) and the Baptist Collegiate Ministry at 12th and Wilson streets.
Two days later, HSU Police Department investigator Brittany Curtis questioned Robinson about the time-stamped card swipes, ultimately getting an admission that he broke into both facilities and stole several items, including a printer, vacuum, steam mop, keyboard, piano keyboard, tower fan, two computers, a monitor, web cam, gaming chair and headphones.
If convicted, Robinson faces 3-10 years in prison and/or a fine of up to $10,000 for the Class C felony.
Gurdon man charged for voicemail threats
A Gurdon man allegedly made sent some troubling voice messages to a girlfriend’s mother, prompting her to obtain a protection order and file a police report that led to felony charges.
Robert Anthony Young, 55, is charged with terroristic threatening following a series of messages sent March 15 to the victim. The messages, which police were made privy to, consisted of Young hinting repeatedly that “one day” he was going to cause her harm.
An arrest warrant was served on March 25.
Young is charged with a Class D felony punishable by up to 6 years in prison and/or a fine of up to $10,000.
Court-ordered conditions of his release upon $75,000 bond include house arrest with an electronic monitor, a no contact order prohibiting him from making contact with the victim, and pre-trial supervision.