Chief Deputy’s Name Used in Recent Sharp County Scams
Authorities in Sharp County are investigating yet another phone scam. This scam uses Chief Aaron Presser’s name and instructs the victim to purchase a green dot card and bring it…
Local man held in rape case of a child under the age of one
Joey Penix, 26 years old of Imboden sits in the Lawrence County jail with a $150,000 cash bond following a December 2019 investigation. According to a Sharp County affidavit a…
Fugitive Jerrett Stanford Apprehended by Ravenden Police Department
According to Police Chief Tim McComas of the Ravenden Police Department, Jerrett Stanford was captured at the Mammoth Spring State Park in a joint operation involving Sharp County detectives, 16th…
Woman Sentenced to 30 Years for Murder in Sharp County
Henry Boyce, Third Judicial District Prosecuting Attorney, announced today Jennifer Lea Collins, 56, of Mammoth Spring pled guilty in Sharp County Circuit Court to a charge of Murder in the…
Highland Teacher Accused of Sexual Assault Found Dead
Shortly after 6:00 pm on Thursday the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office was notified of an unresponsive man discovered in a cemetery by the cemetery caretaker. Lawrence County deputies responded to…
Deputy Nearly Hit As Two Flee, Shots Fired
Sharp County Sheriff’s Office has arrested two people in connection with an incident earlier where a deputy was nearly hit by a fleeing vehicle. According to a press release Deputy…
Shooting Suspect In Sharp County Found Dead
Sharp County Official’s are releasing information stating the suspect in Tuesday nights shooting and high speed chase was found dead today. According to reports the body of Brandon Southerly was…
Sharp County Sheriff’s Department Responds to a Drowning on Spring River
The Sharp County Sheriff’s Department responded this morning to a possible drowning at Riverbend Park on the Spring River. 22 year old Dylan Stewart of Jacksonville was pronounced dead on…
Sex Offender Sentenced to 26 Years
​Henry Boyce announced today that a Sharp County man pled guilty and was sentenced to prison for sexual offenses committed against a child. ​James Lee Smith, 35, of Cherokee Village,…
Murder Suspect Captured In Sharp County
55 year old Danny Mitchell Cannon of Clyde Texas was arrested near Milligan Campground Road in Sharp County according to Sharp County Sheriff Mark Counts. Cannon was arrested Wednesday after…
New details in Sharp County Bank Robbery On Thursday
29 year old Sarah Holloway of Cherokee Village has been arrested and charged after allegedly robbing a bank in Cherokee Village at gunpoint. Sarah Holloway was said to have become…
Imboden Man Leads Police On High Speed Pursuit Though Lawrence And Sharp Counties
Officers from the Ravenden Police Department attempted to stop a vehicle driven by Christopher Woodson of Imboden at 12:51 pm on Friday. As officers attempted the stop, the red truck…
Pedestrian Killed After Being Struck By Semi North Of Ravenden
Around midnight, the Sharp County 911 Center received a call reporting a semi vs pedestrian accident north of Ravenden just past the Hwy 58 junction. Local fire departments were dispatched…
Sharp County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Suspicious Death
Friday, June 21st the Sharp County Dispatch received a 911 call from a woman claiming to be in a vehicle with a man driving erratic and acting irrational according to…
Sharp County Investigation Leads To Rape Charges Against A Hardy Man
Investigators in Sharp County have arrested and filed formal charges against Erskine Robert Stockard of Hardy for allegedly raping a female under the age of 14 years old. Investigators stated…
Updated: Sharp County Train Derailment
A multiple car train derailment in Sharp County, Arkansas near Williford occurred in the early morning hours around 2:30 am. No injuries have been reported There will be possible traffic…