Sheriff’s office: Decertify deputy

The Pulaski County sheriff’s office has recommended decertification for a former patrol deputy who was arrested last month in the assault of a man.

Authorities arrested Daniel Scott Cantwell on Sept. 17 after he was accused of hitting a man in the face and threatening to kill him, according to an arrest report. Cantwell, who has since resigned from the Pulaski County sheriff’s office, was arrested on charges of second-degree battery, first-degree terroristic threatening and third-degree assault, authorities said.

In a document received by the state’s Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training, the Pulaski County sheriff’s office recommended the commission decertify Cantwell as a law enforcement officer in the state. The document provided to the commission was obtained through the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act.

“I’m not pleased that he was involved in that incident,” Pulaski County Sheriff Doc Holladay said.

Cantwell’s arrest stemmed from an incident in Saline County on Sept. 17. Officials from the Saline County sheriff’s office responded early Sept. 17 to Brookhaven Court in rural Saline County for a report of “two males fighting and other people arguing,” according to an arrest report. A report said the offense occurred at 1131 Brookhaven Court.

The complainant, Allen Craig, said Cantwell had followed him to his vehicle after an argument and hit him in the face, according to a report. The assault caused a “severe laceration” under the man’s left eye, and emergency medical personnel said there could be an injury to his eye, the arrest report said.