Dispatch Desk: Nov. 12-17, 2025

This post has been updated to correct the age of Kyle Matocha.

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

Tuesday, Nov. 11
9:33 a.m.
A South Austin Street woman reported finding two small holes in one of her window screens, a discovery she made five days prior.

Wednesday, Nov. 12
5:13 a.m.
Police responded to a domestic disturbance involving estranged lovers at Creekwood Apartments, 1035 Village Dr. Arkadelphia police requested Hot Spring County deputies to locate and arrest the suspect at his workplace in Friendship. Authorities there located the suspect’s vehicle at his residence but was unable to get him to come to the door.

Thursday, Nov. 13
10:06 a.m.
A landlord complained that a former tenant removed a refrigerator she owned while moving out of a Clinton Street property.

11:18 a.m.
Officers were requested at a storage unit facility for a report that three individuals had taken up residency in one of the units. Contact was made with the individuals, who were informed their living there was not permitted due to safety hazards and because their unit had not been leased for residential use. A property manager aided the individuals in obtaining resources to address their immediate needs.

Felony incident still under investigation: Financial identify fraud, 300 block of North 16th Street

Saturday, Nov. 15
1:40 p.m.
The theft of a Stihl BG50 leaf blower from the back of a pickup truck was reported at Southern Bancorp, 603 Main St. The owner said he had turned his back momentarily when the theft occurred, and didn’t notice any vehicles passing by around the time the tool went missing.

11:01 p.m.
Officers responded to a report of a possible fight in the gravel lot north of the post office. Contact was made with three males. As one officer arrived, one of the men — later identified as Carter Rian Hadnot, 19, of Royse City, Texas — started walking away, headed west on Crittenden Street, ignoring orders to stop and then leading Officer Chuck Fitzsimmons on a foot chase across several parking lots in a northeasterly direction. Fitzsimmons lost sight of Hadnot as he rounded Southern Bancorp headed north on 6th Street. Officer Randy Windham picked up the pursuit in his patrol vehicle, also unable to locate Hadnot’s direction of travel where visual contact was lost. Fitzsimmons returned to the initial scene where Cpl. Dewayne Ward was out with the other two subjects. One of them, 20-year-old Keyondre Jaquintin Nelson Henderson, also of Royse City, began walking away and ignoring police instructions to halt. Henderson and Ward went to the ground, then Henderson led Fitzsimmons on another foot pursuit, north across the Honeycomb parking lot. Windham intercepted the chase and took Henderson into custody behind the Beehive on 7th Street. Henderson was charged with resisting arrest, fleeing on foot and disorderly conduct, as well as being held on felony warrants originating in Texas. The report doesn’t indicate how Hadnot was taken into custody but notes that he was arrested on charges of public intoxication.

11:40 p.m.
Police were called to a Short Leaf Court residence for a report of an attempted break-in. The caller described the suspect as a black male in his mid-20s and provided a clothing description. En route to the address, officers located a person matching the description at Forrest Park Drive and North 26th Street. The suspect, identified as Valeto Juan Hendrix Jr., 18, was detained during the investigation. The complainant told police she had gone outside to her vehicle when she observed Hendrix approach her. She hurried inside and locked the door behind her, and moments later Hendrix allegedly attempted to open the door. The homeowner activated her doorbell camera, and Hendrix turned and walked away. She provided video footage showing Hendrix enter the garage. When police began to question Hendrix, he allegedly began kicking and screaming in the back of the patrol car, becoming increasingly aggressive and non-compliant. He was arrested for criminal trespass and disorderly conduct and taken to the jail.

Sunday, Nov. 16
7:57 a.m.
Police responded to an attended death at the 300 block of Main Street. The perished was a 73-year-old female, and it was determined that she died of natural causes due to medical issues.

Monday, Nov. 17

Felony incident still under investigation: Breaking or entering, 6th Street

Tuesday, Nov. 18

Felony incident still under investigation: Breaking or entering articles from a vehicle, 200 block of Robey Street

Clark County Sheriff’s Office

No new incident reports on file.

Arrests in Clark County Arkansas

Wednesday, Nov. 12

Brandy A. Person, 48, continued detention

Thursday, Nov. 13

Kyle Joseph Matocha, 21, DWI-1st, no seat belt, failure to maintain control

Cody Thompson, 39, DWI

Saturday, Nov. 15

David Jones, 56, Caddo Valley Police Department, public intoxication

Pedro Vargas, 36, Arkansas State Police, DWI in a commercial motor vehicle

Sunday, Nov. 16

Edgar Hernandez-Velez, 25, ASP, hold for ICE

Gerardo Lopez-Sarcues, 23, ASP, hold for ICE

Antonio Santos Cruz, 19, ASP, hold for ICE

Monday, Nov. 17

Robert Turner, 34, failure to comply