Law enforcement responded to a one-vehicle accident on Saturday night found a teen driver with a gunshot wound to the neck.
Further investigation revealed the shooting happened in the 1000 block of West Academy in Searcy.
The unidentified juvenile was transported by ambulance to Unity Health-White County and later to Arkansas Children’s Hospital for treatment of their injuries.
Investigators found a spent shell casings in a yard near the crash site.
The investigation led to the arrest 44-year-old Edgar Gameros of Batesville on suspicion of a terroristic act, a Class B felony.