Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge today announced Chirie Bazzelle pleaded guilty to obstructing governmental operations. Bazzelle is the owner and CEO at New Beginnings Behavioral Health Services (New Beginnings). In 2018 alone, New Beginnings billed the Medicaid program over $5.3 million. As a result of this investigation and Bazzelle’s arrest New Beginnings is no longer a Medicaid provider. “This […]
Alexander officer surrenders to authorities on manslaughter charge in incident killing fellow officer
Calvin Nicholas “Nick” Salyers, 33, of Alexander, an officer of the Alexander Police Department, surrendered to Special Agents of the Arkansas State Police Criminal Investigation Division on Wednesday, July 8, 2020, and was formally served with an arrest warrant for Manslaughter (Class C felony). Salyers was charged in connection with the June 3rd shooting death […]
Phone scammers want your info to apply for unemployment
The Saline County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) is warning residents about scam phone callers that seek your personal information so they can steal your identity. A statement from SCSO says they have received several complaints about callers posing as police officers. The caller claims that the person’s identity has already been stolen. Then they ask the […]
Saline County man arrested after confrontation turns to shooting at fireworks party
A Hensley man faces several charges after allegedly shooting someone in the chest. Jacob Lee Wooten, age 35, of Hensley, was arrested by Deputies from the Saline County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) in the area of Springlake Cutoff at around 2 a.m. after Independence Day. According to the arrest report from SCSO, Deputies were dispatched to […]
Bryant man gets 25 years for 2019 stabbing of girlfriend
Saline County Prosecuting Attorney Chris Walton announced Thursday, June 25th that Levi Carrion, age 20, of Bryant, entered a guilty plea to Domestic Battery in the First Degree. On Tuesday, Judge Ken Casady accepted Carrion’s plea and sentenced him to 25 years in the Department of Correction to be followed by 10 years of suspended […]
Escaped Inmate Now in Custody at Saline County Jail
UPDATE JUNE 23, 2020 11:00AM The Saline County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) confirmed that escapee Edward Charles Anderson is now in custody at the Saline County Detention Center as of Tuesday morning. The SCSO said in a statement, “We would like to thank the public for their help with tips and information regarding the whereabouts of […]
Juvenile Male Dead from Gunshot Wound in Benton; One Suspect in Custody
One juvenile male in Benton died Saturday from a gunshot wound and another male is in custody. Benton Police Department responded to a possible shooting call just after 9:30 p.m. Saturday at a N. Fourth Street residence. Upon arrival, officers discovered an unresponsive juvenile male victim suffering from a single gunshot wound. The victim was transported […]
Saline County man gets a 20-year sentence for several counts of possession of child pornography
Roughly two years after a Benton man turned himself in, he pleaded guilty to child pornography charges and was sentenced in court, according to the Attorney General’s Office. David Jefferson Brown, age 46, of Benton was convicted of 4 counts of distributing, possessing or viewing matter depicting sexually explicit conduct involving a child, a class […]
Suspect uses counterfeit hundred at Benton Goodwill
The Benton Police Department is looking for a suspect they say attempted to pass a counterfeit $100 bill at Goodwill in Benton. When the employee notified the subject the money was counterfeit, the subject fled the area leaving behind the counterfeit bill. If you recognize this individual, please notify the Benton Police Department’s Criminal Investigations […]
Benton man arrested in connection with several break-ins
A Benton man was arrested in connection with several recent break-ins. Benton Police Department responded to A2Z Collision in reference to a breaking or entering in progress at approximately 10:30 p.m. Wednesday. The suspect, identified as David Welch, age 36, of Benton, was apprehended at the scene. He was transported to the Saline County Jail […]
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