This is a roundup of felony charges filed Oct. 17-30, 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.
Editor’s note: We’re publishing Felony Friday on a Thursday this week to make room for a special Halloween edition.
Here’s a rundown of felony cases filed in the past two weeks:
Gurdon man charged in high-speed chase through town
A Gurdon man allegedly led an Arkansas State Trooper on a high-speed chase through town back in August, and now he’s being charged with the offense.
Jamari Williams, 18, of Gurdon, is charged with Fleeing in a Vehicle in connection with an Aug. 9 brief but fast pursuit.
At 2:25 p.m., State Trooper Jayson Weston was on US Highway 67 near Sticky Road when he observed a white Honda Accord traveling at 74 mph in a 45 mph zone. The trooper turned his patrol car around to make a traffic stop, but soon noticed that the driver — later identified as Williams — immediately accelerated, making an abrupt turn onto Brewer Road.
Weston remarks in a police affidavit that Williams was driving erratically, crossing into the opposite lane on numerous occasions and driving through intersections without even slowing for stop signs.
Weston’s report notes that Williams drove at speeds “exceeding 100 mph” in a residential neighborhood.
The pursuit continued onto Smithton Road, where the driver “recklessly entered and traversed a marked school zone, showing absolute disregard for human life, placing bystanders in extreme danger by weaving through populated streets at excessive speeds without any attempt to slow or yield,” according to the affidavit.
The vehicle turned onto East Walnut Street, then onto East Beech Street, where Williams came to a stop outside a residence at 711 E. Beech St. Williams is accused of driving behind the residence, where he abandoned the vehicle and continued fleeing, on foot.
Weston pursued, soon catching up with Williams and making an arrest in the yard of the residence. A check through dispatch revealed that Williams had no valid driver’s license. He was taken into custody and transported to the Clark County Detention Center without further incident.
Williams was held on $30,000 bond, which he posted on Aug. 12.
Fleeing in a Vehicle is a Class C felony that carries a prison sentence of 3-10 years and/or a fine of up to $10,000.
Williams has retained Little Rock attorney Clinton DeWitt, of The DeWitt Firm, for representation.
Search warrant turns up pot, THC vapes
Another Gurdon man is also facing serious charges, as authorities say they found a felonious amount of marijuana in his residence during the execution of a search warrant.
Police carried out the warrant on May 12 at Ty Barrett Norman’s residence on Stevenson Road, where a search reportedly yielded “multiple” bags of pot and “numerous” THC vape cartridges. Though current charges do not indicate that Norman, 27, is being charged with simultaneous possession of drugs and firearms, police also located 15 guns in the residence during their search, as well as drug paraphernalia such as scales and a money counter.
An affidavit says Norman admitted to owning and selling the marijuana, which added up to more than 4 ounces in weight.
Norman is charged with Possession of a Schedule VI Controlled Substance with Purpose to Deliver, a Class C felony that carries a prison sentence of 3-10 years and/or a fine of up to $10,000.
Routine traffic stop leads to felony drug bust for Arkadelphia man
An Arkadelphia man carrying more than just food in his lunch box may find himself dining alongside prison inmates, if he’s convicted of Possession of a Controlled Substance with Purpose to Deliver.
Marvin Berry, 46, became the target of a routine traffic stop on Oct. 24 when APD Officer Chuck Fitzsimmons noticed Berry’s Chrysler had expired tags. A traffic stop was made in the Pioneer Inn parking lot, where it was discovered that Berry had a suspended driver’s license and warrants in Clark County.
Being arrested for the aforementioned warrants, Berry admitted that he had drugs in the vehicle. A search of the car revealed a lunch box containing a pill bottle with multi-colored tablets that tested positive for methamphetamine. Also in the lunch box were 3 bags of marijuana. Four joints were located in a cigar package in the middle console, and the affidavit notes that Berry had $373 cash in his wallet.
The meth weighed 8 grams, and the pot weighed 19 grams.
Berry was transported to the Clark County Detention Center, where he was later released upon posting a $5,000 bond.
Berry’s charges include Possession of Methamphetamine with Purpose to Deliver, a Class B felony that carries a prison sentence of 5-20 years and/or a fine of up to $15,000, and Possession of Marijuana with Purpose to Deliver, a Class D felony punishable by up to 6 years in prison and/or a fine of up to $10,000.