The Benton Police Department (BNPD) responded to Country Oaks Apartments around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday, October 17, for a welfare check after a juvenile was brought to a Little Rock hospital for a gunshot wound. BNPD and Little Rock Police Department detectives determined that Demontra Hatfield, age 39, shot and killed Krystle Wilder, age 28, in […]
Bryant Police identify deceased man in suspected hit-and-run
UPDATED AUG 10, 2022 A man was found deceased, off Interstate 30 on Tuesday. The Bryant Police Department released a statement about it late in the afternoon. They are actively investigating this, stating that he was possibly the victim of a hit-and-run incident. Officers were called around 1:00 p.m. to check on an unidentified male […]
Mark Middleton of Middleton Heat & Air passes away over the weekend
Mark Edward Middleton of Little Rock, Arkansas, died over the weekend. He was age 59. He was the son of Chuck Middleton of Middleton Heat and Air, headquartered in Bryant, Arkansas, The Middleton family released an announcement via social media on Monday morning. The cause of death was not disclosed. The Middleton Family is […]
Sheriff’s Office identifies body found in Saline County Monday
The Saline County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) has updated information about the body that was found in Saline County on Monday, January 24, 2020, around 10:30 a.m. Deputies were responding to a call from a local resident that discovered the body while walking in the neighborhood. Little was known about the identity on Tuesday morning, because […]
Police investigating cause of two found dead at Benton home
An investigation is underway following the discovery of two deceased individuals at a Benton residence on the evening of New Year’s Day. Benton Police Department officers responded to a residence on Pearl Street around 5:40 p.m. Saturday, in reference to a welfare concern. Upon arrival, officers found a male and female, deceased from apparent gunshot […]
Bryant PD recovers body they think might be missing man, Bowman
The Bryant Police Department reports they may know the identity of body recovered in the area of Cedar Drive on Tuesday, October 12, 2021. The Department sent the body to the Arkansas State Crime Lab for positive identification, but is believed to be that of Ricky Bowman. At this time this is an active death […]
Bryant Police say pedestrian died after vehicle collision Wednesday
Early Wednesday morning just before 1 a.m., Bryant Police officers were called to the North Service Road at the 123/Reynolds Road off ramp for a fatal accident involving a pickup truck and a pedestrian. The driver of the pickup told officers a male was walking down the middle of the service road. The driver stated […]
One juvenile dies, two critically injured, in Saline County vehicle wreck
One juvenile is dead from a vehicle accident and two more are critically injured after a vehicle accident on Tuesday in Saline County. According to a statement from the Saline County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO), on March 23, 2021, at approximately 1:04 a.m., deputies answered a call in the area of Chicot Road and White Oak […]
Motorcycle vs. truck accident kills one, sends one to hospital, takes out electricity
A man died Tuesday about 6 p.m. in a motorcycle wreck on a Saline County road, sending a passenger to the hospital as well. Another victim in a truck was uninjured. Timothy Sanders, age 37, of Little Rock, was driving a black Suzuki XR1 motorcycle N/B on Chicot Road with a female passenger on the […]
Benton PD Identifies Fatal Hit & Run Suspect; More info coming
UPDATE – JULY 31, 2020, 3:10PM: Benton Police Department detectives have identified the suspect in the July 23rd hit-and-run incident near the 17700 block of I-30 that took the life of 28-year-old Louisiana resident Dustin Thompson. The suspect’s identity and charges will be released next week pending further case review. As such, the investigation remains […]