On Friday, May 2, 2025, Arkansas State Police (ASP) Criminal Investigation (CID) Special Agents arrested Brian Keith Cooper Jr., age 28, of Haskell. The charges are: 22 felony counts of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM), 1 count of Rape, 2 counts of Second-Degree Sexual Assault, and 1 count of Sexual Grooming of a Child. Read […]
Correction: City of Haskell emphasizes disaffiliation with rape suspect; Cites ALETA letter from 2022
ORIGINAL ARTICLE MAY 5, 2025, 7:21pm CORRECTION MAY 6, 2025, 10:20am MySaline is issuing a correction to this article. It originally stated that the City of Haskell and and the Arkansas Law Enforcement Training Academy (ALETA) made a joint statement on Monday May 5, 2025. That is not correct. ALETA did not issue a statement […]
Two men in jail on CSAM, one with rape & grooming charges
Two Saline County men were arrested by separate law enforcement agencies, with charges including Rape, Grooming, Sexual Assault, and Child Sexual Abuse Materials on Friday, May 2nd, 2025. Read more below. The Arkansas State Police arrested Brian Keith Cooper. His file currently shows 22 counts of Pandering Or Possessing Visual Or Print Medium Depicting Sexually […]
Former Bryant Police Officer arrested for unauthorized ACIC database access
Special Agents with the Criminal Investigation Division (CID) of the Arkansas State Police (ASP) arrested Christopher Bennett, 22, of Little Rock for illegally obtaining information from the Arkansas Crime Information Center (ACIC) database. Read more below. The ACIC database provides critical information technology services to the state’s law enforcement and criminal justice agencies. Bennett told […]
Traffic violation escalates quickly after man allegedly assaults State Trooper in Benton
On Monday, January 6, 2025, Arkansas State Police (ASP), along with the U.S. Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force, arrested Luis Danielle Valdez-Reyes, 29, of Little Rock, for assaulting an Arkansas State Trooper and fleeing from arrest. More story below. x The arrest stems from an incident that occurred on Tuesday, December 31, 2024, […]
Malvern man identified in fatal officer-involved shooting incident
UPDATE / TUE NOV 26, 2024 The suspect in a fatal officer-involved shooting on Friday, November 22, 2024, has been identified as Eddie Williams, 42, from Malvern. READ MORE BELOW During the incident, Williams, armed with an AR-style rifle, opened fire on law enforcement. In response, Troopers and officers from the MPD returned fire, striking […]
State Trooper from Benton arrested; Faces several charges related to domestic incident
A State Trooper from Benton, Arkansas, faces charges stemming from a domestic incident. READ MORE BELOW Arkansas State Police (ASP) Sgt. Brandon Lofton, age 41, was arrested Tuesday morning, November 5, 2024, in connection to an altercation with his wife. Lofton was charged with Aggravated Assault on a Family or Household Member, two counts of […]
State Police seeks help locating suspect at large in highway worker death
One highway worker was killed and one was seriously injured during a pursuit through West Memphis, Arkansas. Law enforcement is still seeking the suspect. READ MORE BELOW The Arkansas State Police (ASP) is assisting the U.S. Marshals Service in locating Calvion Dayshun Thomas, 23, of Memphis, Tennessee. Thomas is wanted in connection to the death […]
Two Arkansas men face collective 35 charges related to sexual materials with a child
After multiple tips came in on messaging apps, two Arkansas men face several charges related to sexual materials with a child. READ MORE BELOW Multiple tips came in, launching an investigation on Lewis Edward Northcutt, 27, of Texarkana, and Christopher Lee Patton, 47, of Hensley. The tips were submitted to the accounts for National […]
Prosecutor clears Benton officers after pursuit ends in suspect shooting death
The 6th Judicial District Prosecuting Attorney determined an Arkansas State Police (ASP) Trooper and three Benton Police officers were justified in the use of deadly force in the shooting death of Aaron Watson, 35, of Hot Springs that occurred on Monday, January 1, 2024. READ MORE BELOW Watson died after leading law enforcement on a […]
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