This is a roundup of felony charges filed July 10-24, 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:
Detectives use Flock camera to arrest burglary suspect
Artificial Intelligence that logs vehicle details and tracks movement was used to aid Clark County detectives in solving a case of home burglary.
A Central Arkansas man faces two counts of Residential Burglary after the Arkadelphia Police Department used its Flock Safety license plate readers to assist the Clark County Sheriff’s Office in solving the case. Michael Arron Baker, 36, of Alexander, was arrested June 22 after both agencies worked the investigation.
Sheriff’s deputies were called on the morning of May 19 to a home construction site on Hearn Road. There, the homeowners relayed that they were checking on the home when they discovered a back door had been forced open, although nothing appeared to have been stolen from the residence. About two weeks later the homeowners provided detectives with surveillance photos showing a Toyota convertible in the driveway on the morning of the burglary.
On June 7 deputies were again called to the residence for a subsequent report that it had been broken into, with the suspect forcing entry through the back door. Security cameras this time captured photo and video of the burglar, oblivious that he was being recorded while in the home.
The next day, the detective met with Arkadelphia Police Chief Jason “Shorty” Jackson, who offered to enter the suspect vehicle into the city’s Flock camera system. On a date not specified in the affidavit, the chief advised that the Flock system alerted on the suspect vehicle, identifying it by a dent, its taillight pattern and the fact it was a convertible, in addition to tracking its movement pattern in the city and area on Sundays only, when the residential burglaries occurred.
On June 21 an APD investigator informed the county detective that Baker had been taken into custody on suspicion of the burglaries, and that during police questioning he admitted to breaking into a home being built on Hearn Road on two occasions.
An arrest warrant for the Clark County charges was served on June 22. Baker has a history of commercial burglary and property theft. Prosecutors are seeking a sentence enhancement given his status as a habitual offender, with each count punishable by 5-30 years in prison.
Bond was set at $75,000 during his first court appearance on June 22.
In court documents, Baker lists his employer as the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
Police snuff out Spark imposter
Fool Walmart once, shame on you. Try fooling Walmart twice, end up in jail.
A Little Rock man purporting to be a Spark delivery driver is facing felony charges in Clark County for attempting to fool an Arkadelphia Walmart associate into doling out thousands of dollars in electronics.
Late on the night of May 6, APD was called to Walmart for a complaint of an individual impersonating a Spark driver. Police made contact with the store’s asset protection, who advised that the Malvern store had phoned in a warning of a Spark impersonator attempting to obtain electronics, and that the suspect could be headed to the Arkadelphia Walmart.
Sure enough, the loss prevention officer spotted the suspect — eventually identified as 20-year-old Jermaine Anthwan Norrise Jr. — just where his Malvern counterparts suspected he might go.
An associate in the electronics department said he was approached by a Spark driver who requested more than $2,100 worth of gaming consoles and accessories. The impersonator even provided a cell phone displaying a photo and barcode in the form of a Spark pickup order.
Norrise initially provided asset protection and police with a false name before correctly identifying himself. It was ultimately discovered that Norrise was not currently employed by or affiliated with Spark delivery services.
Norrise is charged with 2nd-degree Forgery, a Class C felony punishable by 3-10 years in prison and/or fines totaling up to $10,000; as well as the misdemeanor charges of Criminal Impersonation, Criminal Attempt to Commit Theft, and Obstructing Governmental Operations.
Bond was set at $25,000 during his first court appearance on May 8.
Stolen earbuds link to thief’s address
Modern technology is something to behold. A pair of earbuds is more than just a listening device: pairing them to your phone means you may never lose them, not even to theft.
In one Arkadelphia case, a stolen pair of earbuds helped solve a rash of car break-ins and led police right to the suspected thief, 20-year-old Cayden Joel Salinas.
On the morning of May 27, APD received reports of numerous vehicles being unlawfully entered at Landon Stone Apartments, 100 Caddo St. Among the items reported stolen was a firearm.
Later that morning, one of the residents provided video footage of one suspect entering his vehicle, and further provided current location data for a pair of Apple earbuds, which had been stolen from the vehicle but were still synced to the victim’s phone. The location shown to police was at 316 Clinton St., leading police right to Salinas’s doorstep. During police questioning, Salinas admitted to breaking into vehicles at the apartment complex. He was arrested May 29.
Salinas is charged with 17 counts of Breaking or Entering, a Class D felony that carries a potential prison sentence of up to 6 years and/or a fine of up to $10,000; and Theft by Receiving $5,000-$25,000, a Class C felony that punishable by 3-10 years imprisonment and/or fines of up to $10,000.
Bond was set at $60,000 during his first court appearance on May 29.
Watt’s That? Fired electrician catches charges for forging old boss’s check
Employment with an electrician really had a hold on an Arkadelphia man, as after he was fired he allegedly cashed in on his former employer’s earnings.
On June 11 APD was called to Bank OZK’s Pine Street branch for a report of a customer attempting to cash a forged check. The suspect, Kyler Jaden Phifer, was at the teller counter when police arrived. The 23-year-old was trying to cash a check he said had been issued to him by his employer, the Prescott-based Reed Electric.
The bank made contact with the business owner, who relayed that he had not written a check to Phifer, and that Phifer’s employment with the company had been terminated prior to the date written on the check.
In addition to that incident, the bank manager told detectives that Phifer opened a Bank OZK account on June 5, depositing $1,500 from a check that nearly matched the current one in question. Phifer would later withdraw those funds, before the bank was able to determine it was fraudulent and place a stop payment on the check.
The police investigation revealed that Phifer had forged three checks bearing his former employer’s name at “multiple” financial institutions in Arkadelphia between May 21 and June 5.
Phifer was arrested on June 12.
Bond was set at $45,000 during a first court appearance on June 12. Following his arrest, Phifer maintained that his employer was Reed Electric in court documents.
Phifer is charged with five counts of 2nd-degree Forgery, each a Class C felony that carries a potential prison sentence of 3-10 years and/or a fine of up to $10,000; and Theft of Property valued between $1,000-$5,000, a Class D felony that carries a prison term of up to 6 years and/or a fine of up to $10,000.
4th DWI means possible prison time for Prescott man
A Prescott man with multiple DWI offenses got behind the wheel drunk again, and now he could face prison time.
Antonio Deshawn Flemons, 50, of Prescott, was arrested May 25 following a report of a single-vehicle collision on Arkansas Highway 7 near the Fish Net restaurant. A police affidavit filed by an Arkansas State Trooper does not specify the details of the crash, but notes that the caller advised dispatchers that the driver was attempting to leave the scene in the wrecked vehicle.
The trooper was initially unable to locate the suspect vehicle, but a Clark County deputy was flagged down by an individual who reported that a damaged vehicle was parked at the DeGray Lake Highway 7 swim area parking lot. The trooper arrived at the swim area to locate the wrecked vehicle and identified its four occupants. Flemons, who exhibited signs of intoxication, admitted to driving. The trooper noted that one of the occupants of the vehicle was a baby whose car seat was improperly installed.
Flemons was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated after failing a series of field sobriety tests. A breath sample taken at the county jail revealed a blood alcohol content of 0.302.
Flemons faces the felony charge of DWI-4th offense, as well as misdemeanor charges of Endangering the Welfare of a Minor, Driving with a Suspended License, and Leaving the Scene of an Accident Involving Property Damage.
Felony charges filed in beating of pregnant woman
A Texville man faces a felony charge of Domestic Battering after the beating of a pregnant woman.
Aiden Lane Lemons, 20, Lemons was arrested July 2 following a female’s report that he repeatedly punched her in the face and back of the head during an altercation that turned physical. Lemons would tell police during questioning that he knew the female was pregnant at the time he hit her.
Bond was set at $35,000 during a first court appearance on July 6.
If convicted, Lemons could spend up to 6 years in prison and/or be fined of up to $10,000.
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