80 Year Old North Arkansas Man Arrested For 1st Degree Sexual Assault
Baxter County Arkansas officials announced the arrest of an 80 year old Mountain Home man on sexual assault charges. Barry Edwin Sayger age 80 of Mountain Home was arrested In…
Mountain Home Man Arrested After Body Discovered
Dusty Wheeler , age 44 of Mountain Home was arrested on the charge of first-degree murder. Authorities responded to a home in the 300 block of Sunnyann lane on Friday…
National Weather Service Damage Survey From Last Weekend’s Outbreak
…NWS Damage Survey for 05/26/2024 Tornado Event- Update 4… .Update…Updated to include wind damage southeast of Hardy…and refine tornado track details. The main change with tornado tracks was the extension…
ONE DEATH REPORTED AND SEVERAL INJURIES AS POWERFUL STORM HITS BAXTER COUNTY
A powerful storm swept through portions of Baxter County early this morning causing one death, several injuries, and abundant property damage. Baxter County was placed under a tornado warning by…
Body Discovered In White River On Monday
Authorities in Baxter County are reporting that a fisherman’s body was found in the White River on Monday. The victim was identified by investigators as Mark Selvocki, who reportedly had…
Mountain Home Man Killed In Motorcycle Crash
Arkansas State Police report a Mountain Home man is dead after a motorcycle crash Friday evening. The Arkansas State Police Fatal Crash Report stated the crash happened on March 29th…
“OPERATION ACCOUNTABILITY” RESULTS IN DOZENS OF ARRESTS
Law enforcement officers from several different agencies came together earlier this week in a three day multi-jurisdictional enforcement operation in Baxter County named “Operation Accountability”. The operation was planned and…
Paragould Woman Arrested In Baxter County On Numerous Drug Charges
On Tuesday, 28-year-old Molly Jean Dillard was arrested and charged with 2 felony counts of possession of drug paraphernalia, 7 felony counts of possession of a schedule 1 or 2…
WOMAN ARRESTED ON ARSON AND ATTEMPTED MURDER CHARGES
A Baxter County woman, 38 year old TIFFANIE LEOLA VAZQUEZ, formerly TIFFANIE CORTEZ, has been arrested on charges of arson and attempted murder following an investigation into a house fire…
ARRESTS MADE IN ARMED ROBBERY INVESTIGATION
Two men have been arrested and were booked into the Baxter County Detention Center on multiple felony charges, including Aggravated Robbery and Kidnapping, following an investigation into an incident that…
North Arkansas Man Arrested On 50 Felony Counts Of Child Pornography
Authorities report that on Friday, 26-year-old Shane Anthony Casel was arrested and charged with 50 counts of distributing, possessing, or viewing child pornography. Casel was taken to the Baxter County…
ARREST MADE FOR UNEMPLOYMENT FRAUD
Baxter County Sheriff John Montgomery announced today that another person has been arrested and charged with Theft of Public Benefits following a criminal referral from Arkansas Workforce Services involving unemployment…
Homeowner Shoots Burglary Suspect In North Arkansas
Baxter County authorities report that Alex Payton Stoops, age 29, broke into a rural Mountain Home residence on Saturday night. Stoops was shot in the shoulder by the homeowner with…
ARREST MADE FOR THEFT OF PUBLIC BENEFITS – UNEMPLOYMENT FRAUD
The Baxter County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a former Baxter County woman on a felony Theft of Public Benefits charge after a criminal referral was made by the General Counsel…
Woman Charged With Manslaughter After Allegedly Giving Husband Fentanyl
Authorities say a Lakeview woman has been arrested on manslaughter charges. Jennifer Kornegay, age 51 was arrested after she allegedly gave her husband fentanyl for pain relief. Investigators say the…
Woman Who Posted Photos Of Someone Else’s Child And Claiming As Her Own Is Charged
Authorities in Baxter County have charged a woman who took photos of someone else’s baby and posted them as her own has been arrested and charged. Alysha Jones, age 22…