This is a roundup of felony charges filed April 17-30, 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:
Cases of “Sizzurp” ingredient found in I-30 traffic stop
A traffic stop April 15 on Interstate 30 resulted in authorities locating cases of a prescription-strength antihistamine, and the arrest of the Southeast Arkansas man traveling with the drug.
State Trooper Tanner Hess notes in an affidavit that he was eastbound on I-30 near the Gurdon exit when he got behind a Chevrolet pickup truck with a cracked windshield and partially obstructed license plate. Further, the vehicle was following too closely to the vehicle in front of it, and the driver had veered left of the center line.
A traffic stop was conducted near the 65 mile-marker, and the driver was identified as Corbin Reshaad Lewis, 32, of Eudora. The trooper noted that Lewis had suspended license and gave discrepancies in his stated travel compared to what the trooper knew from law enforcement databases. The affidavit does not indicate which database the trooper used to ascertain Lewis’s route.
Given consent to search the vehicle, the trooper located several boxes of Promethazine in the rear seat and in the bed of the truck. Lewis was arrested, and his vehicle was towed to the Group 6 Narcotics Enforcement Unit office in Arkadelphia. There, agents continued a search and located 24 cases of Promethazine, each containing 12 16-ounce bottles of oral solution.
Promethazine is a prescription-strength, sedating antihistamine used to treat allergies, motion sickness, nausea and vomiting, and for pre-surgical sedation. It becomes a recreational drug cocktail — commonly referred to as “Lean”, “Sizzurp,” “Purple Drank” or “Dirty Sprite” when mixed with a soft drink and codeine cough syrup.
In a police interview, Lewis stated he had bought the Promethazine for his personal use.
Lewis is formally charged with Fraud Obtaining Depressant or Stimulant Drug, which carries a prison sentence of not less than two years and/or a fine of up to $2,000.
A $20,000 bond was set at his first court appearance on April 17, with arraignment scheduled for May 5.
Woman slips out of handcuffs, uses them as brass knuckles to fight police
A Little Rock woman was arrested April 9, giving officers a run for their money as they tried to control the combative suspect.
Clark County deputies were called to a Unity Road residence for a domestic disturbance with violence. Upon arrival they made contact with a man who said he tried to intervene in an altercation between a female and his adult son, but that Springs began striking him instead. Police observed that the man was bleeding from the reported attack.
While deputies were on scene, the female, 25-year-old Jacquelyn C. Springs, walked up and asked for help. Police observed that she smelled of intoxicants and had an injury to her knee, and asked if she needed an ambulance. She accepted. Springs became irate when a deputy, deducing that she was intoxicated, attempted to detain her. As two deputies tried to maintain control of Springs while a female deputy searched her person, Springs reportedly swung her arms back, striking Deputy Chase Kersey in the face. Deputies then handcuffed Springs and placed her in the back of a police car.
Inside the vehicle, Springs continued the erratic behavior, banging her head and kicking at the windows. Deputies opened the door to find that Springs had slipped out of the handcuffs and had them gripped over her right fist. As the three deputies were attempting to restrain Springs again, she allegedly swung her cuff-wrapped fist at one. Deputy Kersey deployed a taser at Springs but did not make contact. Springs continued resisting, landing a handcuff-packed punch to one deputy’s shoulder as he fell to the ground in an apparent effort to keep from being hit in the head.
Kersey again deployed a taser, this time striking Springs and allowing officers to again handcuff her. An ambulance crew arrived to check on the reported violent behavior. While trying to get Springs into the back seat of a police vehicle she kicked a deputy in the arm several times before she was “subdued”. En route to the hospital for evaluation, Springs continued kicking at the windows.
Springs again became unruly and violent at Baptist Health Medical Center. While trying to reposition herself to get the handcuffs in front of her body, deputies again tried to regain control as she continued resisting. Kersey then “drive stunned” her with his taser.
Once cleared by medical staff, Springs was transported to the Clark County Detention Center, where she continued rage-like behavior until jailers were able to subdue her.
Springs is charged with three counts of Aggravated Assault, a Class D felony punishable by up to 6 years in prison and/or a fine of up to $10,000; 2nd-degree Battery, also a Class D felony; three counts of misdemeanor Terroristic Threatening; Resisting Arrest; and Criminal Mischief.
A $75,000 bond was set at her first court appearance on April 10, with arraignment scheduled for May 5.
Search of parolee’s home reveals cocaine, cash
Drug agents paid a visit March 30 to a parolee’s home for a search of the premises, leading them to find narcotics and a large sum of cash.
Bobby Campbell, 53, is a parolee with an active search waiver on file, allowing authorities to search his residence and property without obtaining a warrant. Group 6 agents went to his Griffithtown residence and met him outside. In the home, they found a watch box containing a small amount of cocaine, and outside the residence they located a bag of marijuana.
A search of Campbell’s vehicle yielded meth and additional cocaine stashed in a cloth whisky bag. Also located in the vehicle was more than $4,700 in cash, as well as plastic baggies and four digital scales.
The meth weighed 117 grams, and the cocaine weighed 72 grams. The affidavit does not provide the weight of the marijuana police located.
Campbell is formally charged with 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; and Possession of Cocaine with Purpose to Deliver, a Class C felony punishable by 3-10 years in prison and/or a fine of up to $10,000.
A $65,000 bond was set at his first court appearance on April 1, with arraignment scheduled for May 5.
Drunk driver collides with police car
Police in Caddo Valley didn’t have to make a traffic stop on one driver they suspect was intoxicated behind the wheel — he stopped himself by driving right into a police car.
At about 1 a.m. March 27, a Caddo Valley policeman parked on the side of North Valley Street got a jolt when a vehicle ran off the highway behind him, striking his patrol car from the rear. The suspect vehicle then came to a rest in the ditch in front of the police vehicle. The collision caused continuous substantial damage to the police car, from its rear bumper to the front fender.
Clark County deputies arrived to investigate the incident, identifying the driver as Gumaro Eli Lopez, 26, originally from Rio Grande, Texas, but with a current address in Caddo Valley. Lopez did not possess a valid driver license, nor did he have insurance on the vehicle.
Lopez refused all sobriety tests, and was arrested for DWI-1st.
In addition to the DWI and misdemeanor traffic violations, Lopez is formally charged with Aggravated Assault, a Class D felony.
A $30,000 bond was set at his first court appearance on March 30, with arraignment scheduled for May 5.
Man accused of immoral internet chats with juvenile could face life in prison
An Arkadelphia man arrested April 3 for allegedly engaging in sexual conversations with minors online has been formally charged.
Oran Tobias Taylor, 27, is formally charged with Engaging Children in Sexually Explicit Conduct, a Class Y felony that carries 40 years to life in prison; and five counts of Distributing/Possessing/Viewing Matter Depicting Sexually Explicit Conduct with a Child, each a Class C felony punishable by 3-10 years and/or a fine of up to $10,000.
A $100,000 bond was set at his first court appearance on April 6, with arraignment scheduled for May 5.
Gurdon police make quick work of ATV theft
A Gurdon woman was arrested soon after a report was made of a stolen four-wheeler.
On April 8 police responded to a residence on South 2nd Street, Gurdon, following a complaint of a stolen 2009 Polaris Sportsman 850. The ATV was located there and learned that the resident had bought it from Brandy Angele Smith (aka Brandy Parsons), 49, for the price of $200.
The four-wheeler, valued at $2,200, was verified as the stolen vehicle based on its VIN.
Parsons/Smith is formally charged with Theft by Receiving (property valued between $1,000-$5,000), a Class D felony. Prosecutors are seeking a sentence enhancement given Parsons’s status as a habitual offender.
A $20,000 bond was set at her first court appearance on April 10, with arraignment scheduled for May 5.
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