A lawsuit filed in Saline County Circuit Court by sheriff candidate Richard Friend alleges that false statements made during the 2026 primary election damaged his reputation and campaign, while one of the defendants is asking the court to dismiss the case. Court records show that Friend is represented by attorney Jennifer Lancaster, while Cooper is […]
Woman sues over viral Bryant McDonald’s TikTok, Claims video cost her job
You may have seen a video from November 2025 where a woman in a local McDonald’s yells at a man who appears to be developmentally disabled. The woman is now suing the person who took the video, and others. Read more below and view the video and lawsuit. THE STORY: A Saline County woman has […]
Arkansas officials arrested the “johns” in prostitution this time
Arkansas officials arrested the “johns” in prostitution this time, calling it “despicable behavior.” Attorney General Tim Griffin issued a statement after investigators arrested nine men and charged them with sexual solicitation. “Earlier this week, agents in my Special Investigations Division led a multi-agency operation in Hot Springs that resulted in the arrest of nine men, […]
Saline County Jury Convicts Man of Double Murder, Recommends Life Sentences
A Saline County jury convicted Bryan Reed, 39, of Austin, Arkansas, on multiple charges including two counts of first-degree murder in the May 2024 stabbing deaths of David and Brittany Taylor in East End. Read more below. Reed was also found guilty of aggravated residential burglary and aggravated assault. The jury recommended life imprisonment for […]
City of Bryant releases details for officer termination amid whistleblower lawsuit
This is a follow-up to a story from Dec 13, 2015 at https://www.mysaline.com/hastings-vs-bryant-treat-minden. City records have surfaced, shedding more light on the firing of former Bryant Police Officer Shanna Hastings. On Friday, December 12, 2025, Hastings filed a lawsuit against the City of Bryant, Mayor Chris Treat, and Police Chief Carl Minden, alleging whistleblower retaliation. […]
Former Bryant officer sues City, alleging retaliation for whistleblowing efforts
A former Bryant police detective has filed a lawsuit against the City of Bryant, Police Chief Carl Minden, and Mayor Chris Treat. The officer claims she was fired in retaliation for blowing the whistle on alleged misconduct within the police department. Note that as of the filing date on Friday December 12, 2025, the City […]
UALR students to learn signs of overdose and Naloxone method with AG’s “One Pill Can Kill” initiative
The University of Little Rock has joined the “One Pill Can Kill” initiative, according to a statement from the Arkansas Attorney General’s Office. Read more below. Attorney General Tim Griffin joined Christina Drale, the Chancellor at University of Arkansas at Little Rock to announce the kickoff of the One Pill Can Kill initiative at the […]
AG says Chinese women were lured to Arkansas for work, but ended up as sex slaves at massage businesses
An Arkansas man was arrested in Oklahoma after investigators connected him with a number of sex slave arrests at Hot Springs massage businesses. Read more below. Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement announcing the arrest of Zengguang “Gary” Liu in connection to human trafficking operations in Hot Springs: “Earlier this week, following a […]
Arkansas woman convicted of taking nursing home patient’s money
An Arkansas woman accessed a nursing home patient’s banking information to steal money and pay for her own personal debts. On July 3, 2025, Brooke Ruth Cotton, age 46, of Lonoke pleaded guilty to one charge of abuse of adults (exploitation), a Class C felony. She was given five years’ probation concurrently, and ordered to […]
Attorney General says his call to enforce loitering law is not about panhandling
Attorney General Tim Griffin issued a statement about a 2023 law that is directed at loitering. He stated that it’s not about panhandling, since that was proven to be protected by the U.S. Constitution. Read the full statement and 2023 Act below: “Loitering in and around public roadways, intersections, and traffic stops has grown to […]
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