Union County Sheriffʼs Office
March 31, a deputy responded to a residence at the 400 block of Rushwood Road regarding a terroristic threatening report. A complainant told the deputy: She and another person were traveling down Rushwood Road on a motorcycle when a driver cut them off and stepped out of the vehicle to talk with them. At first he spoke politely, and then grew more irritated after he found out the person on the back of the motorcycle owed him money for posting his jail bond, she said. Then the suspect reached for an axe handle from his truck and began swinging at them and trying to push their motorcycle over, she said. They were able to drive through the grass and get away without getting hit, then turned around to see the suspect back in his truck trying to run them off the road. Shortly after, the victims pulled into a driveway and told the suspect they would call the cops. The suspect told them: “he would get them one day when no one was around,” the complainant said. The suspect left the scene.
April 1, around 7 p.m., a deputy talked with a complainant over the phone who said his recently married wife ran off with his 2013 Ford Fusion and his Hi point 9mm pistol. The complainant told the deputy she left “for good” around Jan. 30; two weeks later, she called wanting to visit her 18-month-old son; they met in Tunica, Miss., where he turned over their son with the understanding that she would move back in the near future; a few days later, he received text messages saying she wanted a divorce and would not come back to Arkansas; now, she’s in Tennessee with her ex-husband, son, and the complainant’s belongings. At this point, the complainant said he just wanted his car, pistol and cell phone back from her.
April 1, at 5:30 p.m., a deputy responded to a dispatch call from a residence located at the 400 block of Patterson Loop regarding a theft of property report. The deputy spoke with the complainant who told him three suspects described as “big white male boys” stole items from his boat parked under his shed between 2 - 3 a.m., April 1. Missing items included three rod and reels and a tackle box with contents worth $500.
April 2, at 10 a.m., a deputy responded to Morning Star No. 1 Baptist Church, located at 278 Dumas City Road, regarding a theft of property report. The complainant told the deputy that two air conditioners were missing from the church. The deputy was unable to find any sign of forced entry, implying that the doors might have been unlocked.
April 3, a deputy responded to a residence located at the 4000 block of W. Hillsboro Street regarding child custody issues. The complainant told the deputy that her granddaughter arrived at the house around 9 p.m., April 2, needing protection from her father. Before he left for a weeklong motorcycle ride, he handed his daughters $110 for food, however they used $40 for food and the rest for methamphetamine, the granddaughter said. April 2, he confronted them about the groceries and allegedly choked and hit his daughters. The deputy did not notice any physical trauma to the complainant’s granddaughter. The complainant attempted to gain custody of her granddaughter.
April 3, at 9 a.m., a complainant told a sheriff’s office worker to file a breaking or entering report. Early Saturday morning, on the 400 block of E. 1st Street, the complainant said his vehicle was broken into. Missing items included a mount with 10 speakers, a JVC CD player, a Planet Audio Equalizer and a Planet Audio AMP.
April 3, at 11:13 a.m., a deputy responded to the intersection of Industrial Road and Prescolite Drive due to a property damage report. He made contact with two drivers: one drove a 2010 Chevrolet Impala; the other drove a 2003 Ford F125 truck. The Impala driver recalled: she was driving northbound on Industrial Road when she saw a truck approaching her vehicle from behind, and realized it wasn’t going to be able to stop without striking her; at this time she observed the truck driver swerve into the east side ditch located on the west side of The Old Cooper Tire Plant. She said the truck driver’s actions caused clay gravel to sling on top of her vehicle. The deputy saw a large amount of gravel lying on the rear side of her vehicle. The truck driver’s account had discrepancies: he said the Impala’s driver traveled at such a slow rate, he knew he wouldn’t be able to stop behind her without striking her. After speaking to the truck driver, the deputy reported that he changed his statement and said he believed that the Impala driver was traveling behind him. Because the gravel was on the rear side of the Impala, the notion that she drove behind the truck driver was impossible, the deputy said. Another witness confirmed that the Impala drove behind the truck. During the investigation the deputy discovered that the truck driver had a suspended license and was issued a citation.
April 3, at 10 a.m., two deputies found a white Sedan parked in the lot of Philadelphia Baptist Church. They saw a person described as a white male with brown shaggy hair. As the deputies approached to do a welfare check, the vehicle was gone. They traveled down Kidd Road and noticed the same vehicle with the same suspect. One of the deputies passed the vehicle and it accelerated to high speeds. The deputies prepared to pursue, but saw the vehicle crashed in the front yard of a residence located at the 1000 block of Kidd Road. The vehicle was found unoccupied with the engine running and frontend damage. The deputies heard the suspect running west through the woods, until out of range. They searched the vehicle and found a methamphetamine pipe near the back left tire. Deputies asked to search the home of a witness who knew the suspect; she refused: “Naw, that’s not happening,” according to the report.