Felony Friday: Biker leads state trooper on high-speed chase through Arkadelphia

This is a roundup of felony charges filed Feb. 27 through March 13, 2026, 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:

Biker leads state trooper on high-speed chase through Arkadelphia

An unlicensed motorcycle operator led an Arkansas State Police Trooper on a high-speed chase through the better part of Arkadelphia one February afternoon.

Keaton Crawford Loy, 35, of Arkadelphia, reportedly drove up on a line of stalled westbound traffic on Pine Street near its intersection with 14th Street. Waiting in this line of traffic was a state trooper, who observed Loy as he entered the eastbound lane to pass the stopped cars — including the trooper’s patrol vehicle.

The trooper’s affidavit indicates that the pursuit officially began on Caddo Street, where the trooper drove at speeds of up to 70 mph in an effort to close the distance on the biker, later identified as Loy. 

Loy was seen speeding through the intersection of Caddo and 26th streets, continuing the pursuit  onto Pine Street toward I-30 as he weaved between other vehicles. At one point the motorcycle side-swiped the driver’s side mirror of an SUV stopped near Professional Park Drive.

Loy traveled across the interstate overpass before slowing and turning north onto High School Drive, where he came to a stop in a private driveway.

The trooper exited his patrol car and instructed Loy to turn off and dismount the motorcycle. Loy complied, and was taken into custody and transported to the county jail.

Loy is charged with Fleeing in a Vehicle Causing Danger, a Class D felony punishable by up to 6 years in prison and/or a fine of up to $10,000; as well as Reckless Driving, Unlawful Operation of a Motorcycle, Driving Without Insurance, Leaving the Scene of an Accident Involving Property Damage, and Failure to Register a Vehicle, all misdemeanors.

Arkadelphia man charged with passing fake bills at dollar stores

An Arkadelphia man is accused of passing counterfeit hundred-dollar bills at two local general stores.

Wyatt Jamal Bedford, 18, faces charges of forgery.

The case dates to Aug. 25, 2025, when officers with the Arkadelphia Police Department were called to Dollar General, 1301 N. 10th St., for a report of forgery. An assistant manager said that, while completing the store’s nightly deposit, she found two counterfeit hundred-dollar bills. An internal review of register transactions led to the discovery that both bills were received by the same cashier.

Police spoke to the cashier, who said she accepted the bills not knowing they were fake, and identified the customer as Wyatt Bedford. It was noted that Bedford had made two separate purchases using the fraudulent currency.

The next evening, police were called to Family Dollar, 1550 Pine St., for a similar report. This time, however, the clerk recognized the bill as fake and informed the customer — again identified as Bedford — that it was fraudulent. Bedford reportedly said he would get money from his vehicle, but instead left the store and drove away.

Bedford was arrested Feb. 25.

Bedford is charged with three counts of Forgery, each a Class B felony that carries a potential prison sentence of 5-20 years and/or a fine of up to $15,000.

Investigators make quick work of stolen ATV case

A Hot Springs woman faces charges for her alleged involvement in the case of a stolen four-wheeler.

On Feb. 9, Clark County Sheriff’s Office investigators were working a case of a stolen ATV taken from a residence on Skipper Creek Road, Amity. The complainant’s neighbors provided security camera footage that captured the suspect vehicle enter the area and leave with the ATV in the back of the truck.

During the investigation, detectives named Aubree Elizabeth Foshee, 29, as the suspect.

Investigators learned that Foshee had admitted to the owner that she stole the ATV and damaged it. Police also discovered that the truck she allegedly used to haul away the four-wheeler did not belong to her.

Foshee was arrested Feb. 12.

She is charged with Unauthorized Use of Property to Facilitate a Crime, a Class B felony punishable by 5-20 years in prison and/or a fine of up to $15,000; Theft of Property valued between $1,000-$5,000, a Class D felony punishable by up to 6 years in prison and/or a fine of up to $10,000; and 1st degree Criminal Mischief causing damages between $1,000-$5,000, also a Class D felony.

TEXarkana man gets 4th DWI on his birthday

Celebrating his birthday with a few drinks at Oaklawn ended in a TEXarkana man’s arrest when he decided to drive home.

On Jan. 30, Christopher Glen Lindsey, 46, was arrested on Interstate 30 between Caddo Valley and Arkadelphia. 

An Arkansas State Trooper was dispatched to the area after receiving a call of a rolling domestic disturbance. Dispatchers who answered the female’s 911 call heard a male voice saying, “I will kill you.”

The vehicle, bearing a fictitious tag belonging to another vehicle, was located and a traffic stop was conducted at the 75 westbound mile-marker.

Lindsey, the driver, exhibited signs of intoxication, and was unable to provide proof of insurance. He was asked to exit the vehicle. 

The female told the trooper they had both been drinking at Oaklawn.

Outside the vehicle, Lindsey denied having drank any alcoholic beverages and refused to cooperate with field sobriety testing or portable breath testing.

He was arrested on suspicion of DWI and transported to the Clark County Detention Center. A review of Lindsey’s criminal history showed that he had three prior DWI arrests within a 10-year period, and had a suspended driver’s license. 

The trooper arrested him for the charges of DWI-4th and 1st degree Terroristic Threatening, both felony offenses, as well as a slew of misdemeanor offenses.

Prosecutors charged Lindsey with Violation of Omnibus DWI Act, a Class U misdemeanor that carries a one-year sentence in the county jail and a fine of up to $1,000, and Harassment, a Class A misdemeanor that carries the same jail sentence and/or a fine of up to $2,500.

In a negotiated plea deal on March 3, Lindsey pled guilty to both charges. He was sentenced to 2 years, 20 days supervised probation for both offenses. He was also fined $990.

Dalark area felon accused of pawning guns

An East Clark County man is accused of pawning firearms he illegally possessed.

An affidavit filed by Clark County Sheriff’s Office investigator Sgt. Rick Loy alleges that Michael Jamal Yarber, 38, pawned firearms at Arkadelphia Pawn & Gun on Feb. 19. Yarber was recorded on video bringing the firearms into the pawn shop.

An incident report filed Feb. 27 at the sheriff’s office names Yarber as a suspect in a theft of five firearms from a Mill Creek Loop residence in eastern Clark County. The report goes onto state that two of the guns were pawned.

Yarber, a convicted felon since April 2009, admitted to making the pawn transactions during a recorded interview with investigators.

Court records show that Yarber has a history of theft and arson.

He is charged with Possession of a Firearm by a Certain Person, a Class D felony punishable by up to 6 years in prison and/or a fine of up to $10,000.

Trooper finds pot, defaced firearm in traffic stop

A defective headlight led to the March 4 traffic stop and arrest of an Arkadelphia man in possession of drugs and a defaced firearm.

Kwinlon Davon Staggers, 24, was pulled over by an Arkansas State Trooper on North 10th Street.

During the stop, the trooper detected an odor of marijuana emitting from the vehicle, and neither the driver nor the passenger had a medical marijuana card. A probable cause search revealed a plastic bag containing marijuana in the center console. Located in other areas of the vehicle were another bag with pot, a digital scale, THC vape pens, baggies and a loaded .38 revolver with a defaced serial number.

The marijuana weighed a combined 6.3 ounces.

Staggers admitted ownership of the drugs, paraphernalia and firearm. He was arrested and taken to the county jail.

Staggers has a prior felony conviction that prohibits him from possessing a firearm.

Prosecutors are seeking a sentence enhancement on each felony charge given Staggers’s status as a habitual offender. Staggers is charged with Possession of Firearms by a Certain Person, a Class B felony punishable by 5-30 years in prison; Possession of a Schedule VI Controlled Substance with Purpose to Deliver, a Class D felony punishable by up to 12 years in prison; and Possession of a Defaced Firearm, also a Class D felony.

SWAT Team executes search warrant, finds marijuana operation

On the morning of Jan. 15, 2026, a Clark County SWAT Team executed a search warrant at 106 Charity Road, in Killingsworth Trailer Park west of Arkadelphia.

Upon entry to the residence, police made contact with Jeffers Willis Jefferson Jr., 27, and another person who was not charged. Both were detained outside the residence as the search was conducted.

Authorities located over 4 ounces of marijuana, a digital scale, baggies, cell phones and more than $5,500 in cash.

Jefferson would later claim ownership of the drugs paraphernalia, and to dealing since October 2025.

He’s charged with Possession of a Schedule VI Controlled Substance with Purpose to Deliver, a Class C felony that carries a potential prison sentence of 3-10 years and/or a fine of up to $10,000.

Parole visit leads to discovery of marijuana in coffee cans

On Feb. 23, Group 6 Narcotics Task Force agents aided Arkansas Parole & Probation in a home visit at an East 4th Street residence in Okolona, home of 69-year-old Harold Mathew Atherton.

Atherton had an active search waiver on file. Initial contact was made with his sister, who allowed officers inside the residence and pointed them in the direction of Atherton’s bedroom.

While searching the bedroom, police found over 4 ounces of marijuana, baggies and a digital scale stashed in a pair of Folgers coffee cans.

Atherton is charged with Possession of a Schedule VI Controlled Substance with Purpose to Deliver, a Class C felony. Prosecutors are seeking a sentence enhancement given Atherton’s status as a habitual offender. If convicted, Atherton faces 3-20 years in prison.

Home visit for probationer ends in discovery of pot

On Feb. 23, Group 6 agents accompanied parole officers to Ty Norman’s Stevenson Road residence in Gurdon.

Norman, 28, initially denied possessing or selling drugs, through a search waiver allowed authorities to look through his cell phone for clues. An officer saw “obvious drug transactions” in text messages and photographs. 

Norman then admitted that he had “sold a little” but “slowed way down”, still denying having any pot in his possession. However, a photograph of a bag of marijuana indicated otherwise. Confronted with this evidence, Norman retrieved the bag and another smaller bag of marijuana.

Outside the residence in Norman’s vehicle, officers ultimately located a backpack containing two large bags of marijuana and two containers of THC wax. The marijuana weighed a combined total of more than 4 ounces.

Norman is charged with Possession of a Schedule VI Controlled Substance with Purpose to Deliver, a Class C felony punishable by 3-10 years in prison and/or a fine of up to $10,000.

Man hanging out at Clear Lake surrenders meth from nether regions

An Amity man was arrested for drug possession at a hangout spot between Arkadelphia and Joan.

Late at night on March 1, a deputy sheriff pulled into the Clear Lake public fishing area, where he found a parked sedan and made contact with the driver, identified as Jason Glasspoole, 45.

Detecting a strong odor of marijuana emitting from inside the vehicle, the deputy inquired whether Glasspoole had anything illegal on him. He admitted to having smoked marijuana prior to arriving at the lake. Asked later if there were any drugs in the vehicle, Glasspoole surrendered a pair of mostly-smoked joints from the center console.

Glasspoole and his passenger, Tempe Buck, were asked to step out of the vehicle. Buck was arrested for a warrant posted by the sheriff’s office.

A search of the vehicle yielded a glass pipe containing methamphetamine. Glasspoole also surrendered a syringe with a plastic bag containing meth he’d concealed under his scrotum. He was then taken into custody.

During police questioning Glasspoole admitted ownership of the narcotics and paraphernalia.

Glasspoole is charged with Possession of a Schedule I/II Controlled Substance and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, both Class D felonies. Prosecutors are seeking a sentence enhancement given Glasspoole’s status as a habitual offender. If convicted, he could face up to 15 years for each charge.

Drugs found in home visit

On Feb. 23, Group 6 agents joined probation officers for a home visit at Brightson Pierre Hughes’s North 12th Street residence in Arkadelphia.

A search of the master bedroom and connected bathroom yielded a plate containing methamphetamine, and a glass pipe was located nearby. More meth was located in a plastic bag under the bed. The total combined weight of the meth was more than 2 grams.

Prosecutors are seeking a sentence enhancement on each charge given Hughes’s status as a habitual offender.

Hughes, 42, is charged with Possession of Methamphetamine or Cocaine with Purpose to Deliver, a Class C felony punishable by up to 12 years in prison; and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, a Class D felony that carries a prison term of up to 12 years.