Lawrence County Jail To Stay Open Despite Jail Standards Decision
After last Wednesday’s vote by the Arkansas Jail Standards Committee to close the Lawrence County Jail, Sheriff Dotson and his staff were faced with some hard choices. Not only did…
Walnut Ridge Man Arrested After Allegedly Beating and Stabbing Female
August 28, 2014 the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office arrested Lacy Burns, age 44, of Walnut Ridge. The arrest comes after Lawrence Memorial Hospital ER called the Sheriff’s Office about a…
Jail Shut Down Effects More Than Just Inmates In Lawrence County
When the decision was made by the Arkansas Jail Standards Board to close the Lawrence County Jail on Wednesday, Sheriff Dotson stated his first worry was about the employees of…
Sheriff Announces That Lawrence County Jail Will Close In September
Sheriff Jody Dotson announced to the public that the Lawrence County Jail will be closed after the Arkansas Jail Standards Committee voted 5-0 in favor of closing the jail. According…
Black Rock Fugitive Apprehended In Imboden By Off Duty LCSO Deputy
At 7:25 pm the Lawrence County Dispatch received a 911 call from S&H Quick Shop in Imboden. The caller requested deputies to respond to the store. An off duty Lawrence…
Lawrence County Officers In Black Rock Area Searching For Fugitive
Lawrence County Sheriff’s Deputies along with the Black Rock Police Department and Arkansas State Police are tonight in the Black Rock area searching for a fugitive. Earlier this evening, Black…
One Vehicle Accident Outside Imboden Sends Local Man To Memphis Hospital
On Friday night the Imboden Volunteer Fire Department, AET Ambulance, Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office and Arkansas State Police were called to a one vehicle rollover about 2 miles outside of…
Imboden Woman Arrested On Multiple Felony Charges By Lawrence County Officers
On August 19th the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office responded to East 2nd Street in Imboden after a 911 call reporting a possible structure fire at the corner of 2nd and…
Investigators Make two Arrests For Stolen Items And Drugs
Lawrence County Investigators received a call from a local business stating a person was trying to sell items in their place of business that were suspicious. Previously several items had…
Three Wanted Sex Offenders In Custody After Tips Come In To Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office
According to Sheriff Jody Dotson, 3 of the 6 sex offenders that had warrants issued last week have been arrested. Dotson stated that after the original article was posted to…
Three Arrested on Multiple Charges, including Drugs, during Traffic Violation Stop in Hoxie
On 7/28/2014 around 1:20 am, Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office with assistance from Hoxie Police Department stopped a white chevy truck on Hwy. 67 B in Hoxie for traffic violations. The…
Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office Is On The Lookout For 6 Sex Offenders That Have Failed To Register
Sheriff Dotson today released a list of 6 Sex Offenders that lived in Lawrence County that have failed to register. Offenders are required to register their address with the county…
Concerned Citizen Reports Drug Activity To Lawrence County Deputy, Resulting In Several Arrests
On Sunday July 20th, a Lawrence County Deputy received a tip from a concerned citizen reporting alleged drug activity by Anthony Shields, stating that Shields was selling meth and also…
Imboden Woman Arrested On Bench Warrant Issued In Lawrence County
Veronika Bradley of Imboden was arrested on July 17th 2014 on an Alias Bench Warrant for charges of Forgery 2nd Degree according to the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office. Bradley was…
Railroad Crossing Damaged In Early Hours Of Saturday Morning
Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office is investigating damage to the railroad crossing at Hwy 63 and Hwy 412 that occurred in the early hours of Saturday morning. According to reports the…
Osceola Man Arrested on Drug Charges
On July 05, 2014 the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office arrested Waylon Sewell , age 20 of Osceola for possession of a controlled substance (meth) and possession of drug paraphernalia. The…