Police Log

City Arrests:

• Eric B. Williams, 40, of 707 Short Wilson, appeared in 35th Judicial District Court on Aug. 4, following an arrest the previous day on a warrant for failure to comply with reporting requirements. He was released after his first appearance hearing on a bond of $10,000, cash or corporate surety.

City Reports:

• Officers responded Aug. 3 to a report of shots fired in the 1100 block of West Fifth. The complainant told officers four shots came from behind a residence in the area, and a woman there said she thought the kitchen window had been shot out. While checking the residence, officers found two bullet holes, one that had entered through the rear garage door and the other in the wall on the south side of the residence. A spent round was recovered from the garage floor, police said. Two residents said they were watching TV when they heard several shots come from the backyard, noting they did not hear any commotion prior to the shooting.

• A man told police on July 27 that someone broke into the trunk of his vehicle at HealthWorks Fitness Center, 304 N. Madison, and stole his wallet. He said the wallet contained $60 cash, two credit cards and a U.S. Air Force identification card. He said he noticed the wallet missing on July 14, and he later learned that suspect(s) had fraudulently used the credit cards, amassing charges totaling $251.10.

The suspect attempted to use one of the cards on July 26 for purchases totaling $200, but the card was declined at a Walmart store, the man said. He noted that it was the second time his wallet had been stolen at HealthWorks.

• A woman reported on July 26 that her wallet was missing. She said she inadvertently left the wallet in the waiting area at Van Hook Tire on North West Avenue. She said she realized the wallet was missing when she made it home, and when she returned to Van Hook Tire Center, 2880 N. West Ave., it was gone. She said the wallet contained $140 cash, a debit card, Social Security card, driver’s license, Medicaid card, and an electronic benefit transfer card.

• A man told police on July 26 that someone broke into his residence in the 200 block of Hargett Drive and stole a 46-inch, flatscreen TV. He said the TV was new and had not yet been removed from its packaging.

County Arrests:

• Jeffery A.

Demorrow, 37, of 743 New Hope Road, Mount Holly, was arrested on Aug. 4 on a warrant for petition to revoke probation.

• Cody A. Brown, 24, of 3877 S. Jackson, was arrested on Aug. 4 on a warrant for petition to revoke parole or probation.

• Skylar Schafer,

21, 550 Cooper Drive, rear, was arrested on Aug. 3 on a warrant for failure to appear on a charge for petition to revoke probation. Shafer was already detained in the Union County Jail on unrelated charges fleeing and fleeing on foot. He is scheduled to appear in Union County Circuit Court on Aug. 15.

• John J. West, 36, of 203 Westlake Road, appeared in 35th Judicial District Court on Aug. 2 on charges stemming from warrants for theft by receiving, possession of a firearm by certain persons, and enforcement of fines, and no seatbelt. West was arrested on Aug. 1. He was issued a $25,000 cash or corporate surety bond during his first appearance hearing in district court.

• Devonta D. Hill, 23, of 614 E. Block, was arrested on Aug. 1 on a warrant for petition to revoke probation on a charge of aggravated assault on a family or household member.

• Stacie N. Pearson,

18, of 797 Firetower St., was arrested on July 28 after deputies were called twice to her residence in reference to complaints of speeding and loud music during a party in which several underage guests were drinking alcohol and a male was sent to the hospital with alcohol poisoning. When deputies returned the residence following the second complaint — loud music — just after midnight, they found approximately 200 people at a party there. They said several of them appeared to be underage and were drinking alcoholic beverages. Deputies said they began looking for the host of the party. Pearson was identified as the host, and deputies said she appeared intoxicated, noting she was unsteady on her feet and her speech was impaired. Pearson told deputies that she did not realize the party “had gotten out of control and had grown so large.” As deputies began to disperse the crowd, they saw a male, no age given, slumped over a chair and unresponsive. He was transported by ambulance to Medical Center of South Arkansas, where doctors said he had alcohol poisoning and would recover, deputies said. Pearson was arrested as Social Host with criminal liability, a misdemeanor. She is scheduled to appear in district court on Aug. 28.

• Jeffery Clark, 29, of 368 Mill St., Calion, was arrested on July 29 on a warrant for theft of property/fraud of a credit card. A hold was placed on Clark after deputies learned he had an active arrest warrant out of Faulkner County on failure to appear for a felony forgery charge.

County Reports:

• On Aug. 4, deputies received information from a woman who said her ex-husband stole her debit card and used it in Ouachita County. The woman said she had reported the incident to the Camden Police Department.

• A woman reported on Aug. 3 that someone fraudulently used her name to apply for a credit card. The woman said she canceled the account. She provided possible suspect information.

• A woman told police on Aug. 3 that several items were stolen from a residence she owns in the 800 block of Huttig Highway. She said a refrigerator, clothes dryer, stove and air conditioner were missing from the property, which belonged to her deceased father. Deputies advised the woman to provide proof of ownership for the residence.

• A man told deputies on Aug. 2 that a relative issued a terroristic threat against him. Deputies said they spoke with the siblings’ mother, who said the suspect made similar statements to her, saying that she was going to “take her baby boy away from her.”

• Deputies responded on Aug. 2 to reports of someone being held hostage at a residence in the 2600 block of Deer Crossing. A woman told deputies that she had gone to visit a friend at the residence, and upon arrival, she noticed marks on the right side of her friend’s neck. The woman said she told her friend to wait in her vehicle, and her friend’s boyfriend asked to speak with her. The woman said she agreed, and the boyfriend asked her to follow him into the bedroom. She said she stopped when she saw him grab a handgun and stuff it into the back of his pants. She said he then asked her “if she had ever been in a hostage situation, and when she answered no, he said, “You have been now,” and ordered her to sit down in the living room. She said he shoved her a few times toward the living room and began making disturbing statements, including “killing someone.” She said he allowed her to leave 30 minutes later, and she drove her friend home and called the Union County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies said the woman’s friend was subsequently arrested on a warrant for failure to appear, a misdemeanor.

• A man reported on July 28 the theft of several tools from his residence in the 400 block of Davis Loop. He said a leaf blower and battery charger were taken from the front porch and chain saws and a power drill were stolen from a storage shed.