A Saline County jury on Friday found Aaron Scott Taylor, of Hot Springs, age 30, guilty of four counts of felony failing to appear in court. He was acquitted on another charge of possessing methamphetamine. Judge Ken Casady followed the jury’s recommendation and sentenced Taylor to 24 years in the Department of Correction. On June […]
Drug evidence thrown out the window came back in Saline County arrest
A Little Rock man was arrested on Sunday, March 20th for possession of suspected methamphetamine. A Saline County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) Deputy pulled over John Hayden Peters, age 26, of Little Rock in the 6500 block of Atwood Road in Mabelvale. The 2001 GMC Truck he was driving showed the license plate to be stolen […]
Benton woman arrested on drug charges after daycare told 911 she was unconscious outside
Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Saline County woman Wednesday morning after a daycare center called 911. According to a statement from the Saline County Sheriff’s Office, Amanda Easterly, age 32 of Benton, was found in a car outside the daycare in the 4300 block of Salt Creek Rd. The caller from the business said that she […]
Citizen Calls Lead to Benton PD Finding Meth, Pot & Weapons
In response to citizen complaints, the Benton Police Department Special Investigations Unit, which is comprised of detectives from the BNPD and the Saline County Sheriff’s Office, conducted an investigation into suspected narcotics related activity at 324 S. Second Street in Benton. The investigation revealed evidence that methamphetamine was being distributed from the home. As a […]
Bauxite Man Faces Drug Dealing Charges After Multi-Agency Bust
Detectives with the Benton Police Department/Saline County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Unit served a warrant at 3601 Bauxite Cutoff Road in Bauxite on Friday, Feb. 3 and arrested a suspect who was out on bond for multiple felony drug charges. Inside the residence of 38-year-old William Justin Butts, SIU detectives seized a pound of […]
About that loud boom you heard south of Benton Thursday night…
Was it a meth lab? A transformer blowing? A train crash? A meteor? So many people are asking, and I really have no idea what the loud noise was last night around 10 p.m. I’ve asked the Benton Police Department and they don’t have record of anything like that happening. I’ve also asked the Saline […]
Alleged Dine & Dash Leads Police to Meth, Pills & Pot Charges
At approximately 7:25 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 4, officers with the Benton Police Department responded to Waffle House restaurant in reference to theft of services. Employees gave the description of three suspects who left the restaurant without paying for their meals, and gave the description of the vehicle they left in, which was located across the […]