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, June 2
10:35 a.m.
Clerks at Tiger Mart, 203 N. 10th St., reported that a known customer claimed to be an undercover DEA agent in an attempt to get free drinks. The suspect, a white male in his 60s, showed them a piece of paper with about six digits and said he was “with the undercover,” then produced a “phony-looking” badge. One clerk called his bluff and called police before he left in a red Nissan pickup with a white door. Officers canvassed the area in search of the suspect, with no success. Clerks were advised that, should he return and they don’t want him in the store, they should call police to have him trespassed from the property.
1 p.m.
Officers were called to Powder Mill Apartments, 2801 Twin Rivers Dr., for a domestic disturbance involving a male and female. After speaking with both parties, each was advised of third party affidavit procedures.
Tuesday, June 3
Juvenile report: Terroristic threatening 2nd degree
Wednesday, June 4
9:18 a.m.
Police were called to Cutler Terrace Apartments, 1401 Cutler St., for a complaint of a shattered vehicle window. Officers determined the damage had likely been caused by debris thrown from lawn equipment.
3:48 p.m.
A female reported falling victim to a scam on Facebook in which she was duped out of $250 in two transactions. Under a profile name of Kessler Property Experts, the scammer reportedly advertised a home for rent on South 12th Street and required a $50 application fee and, later, a $200 deposit prior to scheduling a viewing of the property. With a bad feeling about it, the victim drove by the house to find a For Sale sign in the yard, and contacted the local real estate company listed on the sign, learning that the house was indeed for sale but not for rent. The victim then confronted the scammer on Facebook, who relayed that he’d found a renter and was removing the listing. The scammer then blocked the victim from further contact.
Friday, June 6
11 a.m.
Officers were requested at McDonald’s for a complaint of a postal worker pleasuring himself inside his work vehicle. An officer made contact with the caller, who advised that her 7-year-old relative exited the eatery and noticed a postal vehicle parked behind hers. As she passed the vehicle she reportedly witnessed the driver masturbating. The caller and the youth got into their vehicle and circled the restaurant, seeing the mail truck exit the parking lot; she was able to provide police with the vehicle’s number. An officer went to the post office and spoke with the postmaster, who provided the driver’s name and advised he would contact a USPS investigator about the incident. The city officer then informed a sexual crimes investigator with the Clark County Sheriff’s Office. No arrest had been made at the time of the report.
10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
A resident of Walnut Square Apartments, 1010 S. 16th St., reported returning home from work to find her door had been kicked in. She provided officers with the name of a suspect. She was advised that a report would be on file.
Saturday, June 7
9 a.m.
Police were called to McDonald’s for a report of a male passed out in a vehicle in the drive-thru line. The caller said he roused the person, who left the drive-thru line to stop in a parking space. An officer arrived and made contact with Simon Loy, who said he was tired and had fallen asleep in the drive-thru. The officer smelled marijuana and got an admission from Loy that he had 1 gram in the vehicle. He was asked to exit the vehicle while the officer retrieved the pot and several items of paraphernalia from the backseat. Asked how much he’d had to drink Loy, 23, of Arkadelphia, replied that he had consumed a couple of tall boys. Loy failed a series of field sobriety tests and was arrested for public intoxication, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.
5:08 p.m.
A resident of Elliston Place Apartments, 220 N. 20th St., complained of a male driving by and yelling threats. The caller was unable to provide a last name for the suspect, who was apparently involved in recent shenanigans at the complex.
Sunday, June 8
2:49 a.m.
Officers were summoned to a domestic disturbance between two females at Village North Apartments, 1020 Village Dr. One said the other cut her car tires and pulled wires beneath the hood. The civil process was explained to both parties, and an officer stood by as one retrieved her property to leave. At 7:45 a.m. police were called to a disturbance between the same two ladies at Walmart, where one was getting her tires fixed when the other entered the vehicle, while it was on a jack, and proceeded to throw belongings outside and took the key and a laptop. Officers returned to the apartment complex but the aggressor wasn’t home.
7:41 a.m.
Officers were called to Stricklin Apartments, 401 S. 11th St., for an altercation involving a firearm. Police made contact with two individuals, one of whom relayed that the other had pistol-whipped him in bed over a dispute involving alcohol. The incident bloodied the victim’s nose. The other party, 24-year-old Walter Vonstrauss, said she struck the victim on the face because he had gotten in her face, but that he began striking himself in a different room. Police observed a blood trail inconsistent with Vonstrauss’s story. Vonstrauss pointed officers in the direction of the weapon, which they located but found no visible blood on. Vonstrauss admitted to striking the victim with the pistol but denied causing the injury. Vonstrauss was arrested for second-degree battery and transported to jail.
Monday, June 9
2:08 p.m.
Officers were dispatched to Southern Bancorp, 2500 Pine St., for a disorderly male causing a scene in the lobby. An officer arrived to find Jeremy Wilhelm Gutzler, 45, of Arkadelphia, acting aggressively toward a clerk and speaking in a forceful manner. Instructed to walk outside with the officer to talk, Gutzler protested that he was being victimized but did exit with the officer. Speaking incoherently and irrationally, Gutzler was detained while police followed up with bank personnel, who feared Gutzler’s actions and wanted him trespassed from the property. Gutzler was arrested for disorderly conduct and instructed not to return to the bank.
Clark County Sheriff’s Office
Monday, June 2
9 p.m.
A 911 call summoned deputies and Caddo Valley fire and rescue to the Caddo River for a party of four lost kayakers. By 9:33 rescuers had the subjects — two adults and two children — loaded up and en route to River Rats. Seven minutes later a deputy arrived and, detecting alcohol on the adult male’s breath, asked him for identification. The kayaker, Zachary Ryan Taylor, 34, of North Little Rock, refused to provide ID and reportedly became verbally aggressive toward the deputy, but ultimately agreed to show his ID, which was in his vehicle. The deputy followed, and Taylor produced his identification and a cell phone, which he used to record the situation as he continued swearing at deputies and firemen, saying his rights were being violated. Taylor was detained, and his cell phone was confiscated as evidence. En route to the jail, Taylor pleaded for a chance to be freed. At the jail, he reportedly continued acting aggressively toward the arresting deputy, as well as jail staff and trustys. Taylor was booked on charges of public intoxication, disorderly conduct, obstructing governmental operations, endangering the welfare of a minor x 2, and refusal to submit to a chemical test.
Arrests in Clark County Arkansas
Monday, June 2
Richard Johnson, 65, warrant
Tuesday, June 3
Gary Phillips, 40, Caddo Valley Police Department, driving with a DWI-suspended license
Keauntae Gray, 43, continued detention
Wednesday, June 4
Kevon Stewart, 23, breaking or entering, theft of property, parole violation