WHITE COUNTY, Ark. — A White County defendant is facing multiple charges after Arkansas State Police said he led a trooper on a high-speed pursuit on Interstate 57, crashed, and then allegedly injured the responding officer during the arrest. According to the affidavit, the incident began on Nov. 22, 2025, [read more…]
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department announced today that it has filed a lawsuit against Thomas Ray Kelso, the former owner and manager of rental properties formerly known as Briarwood Apartments in Searcy, Arkansas, for engaging in sexual harassment and retaliation in violation of the Fair Housing Act. The lawsuit also names as [read more…]
SEARCY, Ark. – Arkansas State Police (ASP) Criminal Investigation Division (CID) Special Agents have arrested former captain of the Little River County Jail, Kenneth Lee Vaughn, 53, of Ashdown, in connection with a felony sexual assault investigation. On Tuesday, September 30, 2025, ASP Special Agents took Vaughn into custody following [read more…]
SEARCY, Ark. — A Searcy man has been arrested on 60 counts of child exploitation charges following a police investigation. According to the Searcy Police Department, detectives received a complaint that led to an investigation involving Quentin Andrew Whaley, 37, of Searcy. Investigators executed a search warrant at his residence [read more…]
Griffin: ‘Brett is someone whose wise counsel I have respected and trusted for a long time’ LITTLE ROCK – Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement announcing the appointment of appellate attorney Brett Watson of Searcy to the Arkansas Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission: “Brett Watson has a stellar [read more…]
SEARCY, Ark. — A Searcy teenager is in stable condition after being shot in the neck while driving late Saturday night. Police have arrested one man in connection with the shooting. Just after 11:30 p.m. on May 10, Searcy police responded to what was initially believed to be a single-vehicle [read more…]
SEARCY, Ark. — A fentanyl overdose at the Super Bowl Bowling Alley in Searcy led to the arrest of two individuals following an investigation by the Searcy Police Department and the Central Arkansas Drug Task Force (CADTF), a press release posted to Facebook on Monday said. On April 17, 2025, [read more…]
Convicted of Sex Trafficking by Force, Fraud, or Coercion and Possession With Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine LITTLE ROCK—A Searcy man has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison today. Jonathan D. Ross, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, announced the sentence, which was handed down by [read more…]
LITTLE ROCK — A Searcy man has been convicted of sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine at the conclusion of a two-day trial. On Tuesday, a federal jury found Thomas Ray Kelso, 74, guilty on all four counts for which he was [read more…]
LITTLE ROCK—A Searcy man has been convicted of sex trafficking of a child at the conclusion of a two-day trial. On Wednesday, a federal jury found Muhammad Arif, 56, guilty on the sole count in the indictment: sex trafficking of children. Arif was indicted by a federal grand jury on [read more…]
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