PEA RIDGE POLICE DEPT.
Warrants:
• 3/7 Kyle M. Fields, 23, Rogers, Siloam Springs warrant
• 3/9 Jennifer Marie Verdin, 24, Cassville, Mo., failure to pay fines
• 3/11 Dalton Thomas, 19, Pea Ridge, warrant from Bentonville
• 3/11 Zackery B. Williams, 26, Washburn, Mo., Bentonville warrant
• 3/12 Cody Winn, 21, Pea Ridge, five warrants: Pea Ridge (failure to appear),Benton County, Little Flock, Cave Springs and Sulfur Springs
• 3/13 Ryan Andrew Meroney, 21, Pineville, Mo., contempt failure to pay fines and costs
• 3/13 Tasha N. Jessen, 28, Pea Ridge, failure to appear, failure to pay fines and costs
Monday, March 7
10:45 a.m. A student at Pea Ridge Middle School turned an Adderall pill over to the nurse who turned it in to the School Resource Officer.
Tuesday, March 8
1:08 a.m. As a result of a traffic stop, police cited Jericho B. Lambert, 21, Pea Ridge, for no vehicle license and arrested one of the passengers, Teveynn Daniel Bergeron, 18, Pea Ridge, on a warrant from Pea Ridge for fleeing. There were also two 17-year-old females in the vehicle.
7:45 a.m. Police were dispatched to a residence on Hoffman Street for a theft involving two red metal chairs stolen from off the porch.
Wednesday, March 9
9:18 p.m. A resident of Hazelton Road turned a stray dog into the Pea Ridge Veterinary Clinic.
8:36 p.m. Police were dispatched to a parking lot off Slack Street for a person possibly sleeping in a vehicle. While speaking with the man, police noticed a Glock handgun in the passenger seat. The man admitted to having numerous guns with him. The man was asked to park under a light and “not hidden.”
Thursday, March 10
9 a.m. Police were notified of a missing person who had reportedly left a residence on Hutchinson Street and had been missing since March 6. It was determined he had left a residence in Missouri. After a lengthy investigation, the man was found safe on March 11.
3:20 p.m. A student at Pea Ridge Middle School reported his cell phone stolen. As a result of the investigation, police located the phone between the seats of a school bus.
6:07 p.m. Police received a complaint from a parent of a Primary School student that the bus driver had slapped her child that afternoon. As part of the investigation, the victim, 8, and witness, 10, were interviewed by the Children’s Advocacy Center. As a result of the investigation, including video footage, it was determined the allegations were unfounded .
Friday, March 11
12:21 p.m. The School Resource Officer learned of a fight involving two juvenile males (ages 13 and 15) in the hallway at the Middle School. As a result of the investigation, including video footage, the 15-year-old male was charged with third-degree battery.
2 p.m. Police were dispatched to Pea Ridge Veterinary Clinic for a resident dropping off three dogs she said she picked up on Pickens Road near Klauss Lane.
Saturday, March 12
8:30 p.m. As a result of a traffic stop, police arrested Stephanie Sheppard, 45, Pea Ridge, for DWI and refusal to submit.
Sunday, March 13
6:45 a.m. Police were dispatched to McDonald’s for a suspicious circumstance involving a man saying he got a ride from someone who pointed a gun at him and threatened him. The incident is under investigation.
3 p.m. While on the way to a suspicious circumstance on John W. Montgomery, police made a traffic stop on a black pickup truck. As a result of the stop, police arrested Anthony Curtis Wayne Fine, 23, Pea Ridge, for an outstanding warrant from Bentonville and Austin Christopher Gibson, 22, Pea Ridge, for driving on a suspended driver’s license, and transported them to the Benton County Jail.
10:24 p.m. A Pea Ridge resident flagged down police at an area business to report a verbal disturbance involving her “soon to be ex-husband.” He was interviewed and both parties were advised to seek an order of protection and to seek legal counsel.
10:11 p.m. Police were advised of a single vehicle wreck on Ark. Hwy. 72 near Spanker Creek that State Police were investigating and that the driver was on foot possibly headed to an address in Pea Ridge. As a result of the investigation, police arrested Quock Phong Le, 36, Pea Ridge, and transported him to the trooper at the scene of the accident.