Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge announced June 3, 2015 that a Benton man has been arrested for distributing, viewing and possessing sexually explicit conduct involving a child, a Class C felony, after an investigation by the Attorney General’s Cyber Crimes Unit. On Wednesday, June 3, agents arrested Lance Smith, 26, of Benton at his residence and […]
Saline County Court Filings 091516
The following cases were filed in Saline County on September 15, 2016. CASE TYPE / CASE LINK / COMPLAINANT / DEFENDANT CHILD SUPPORT, 63dr-16-976 Ocse Amber D Eddy V Christopher M Eddy CRIMINAL DIRECT FILED, 63cr-16-541 State V Candace Lee Mclain CRIMINAL DIRECT FILED, 63cr-16-542 State V Jimmy Lee Richardson, Jr CRIMINAL DIRECT FILED, 63cr-16-543 State V […]
Benton Foster Parents Accused of Abuse
Detectives with the Benton Police Department were notified early Thursday, Aug. 18 of a suspected child abuse case. The detectives are working jointly with the Arkansas State Police Crimes Against Children Division on the on-going investigation. Benton school officials notified Benton Police Department School Resource officers, and the Arkansas State Police through the state child […]
Benton Man Sentenced for Crimes Involving Children
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge announced Tuesday that a Saline County man has been sentenced to 15 years in the Arkansas Department of Correction on child exploitation charges. Lance Smith, 26, of Benton, pleaded guilty to five counts of distributing, possessing or viewing matter depicting sexually explicit conduct involving children. In addition to his prison sentence, […]