A month-long investigation into a grisly scene on Oakwood Drive has culminated in an arrest. Stephanie Schiffl, 36, of Benton, surrendered to authorities at the Saline County Jail on Friday morning, facing charges of Murder in the First Degree. The charges stem from a welfare check conducted by the Benton Police Department on the […]
Officers heard shot before finding Bauxite child exploitation suspect deceased
The Arkansas State Police (ASP) Criminal Investigation Division (CID) is investigating the death of a Bauxite man that occurred Thursday morning in Saline County. On Thursday, May 7, 2026, at approximately 7 a.m., members of the ASP Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force were attempting to serve a search warrant related to an […]
Benton officer stops to help but finds woman with warrant in infant death case
A traffic stop in Benton resulted in the arrest of a Little Rock woman already facing a first-degree murder charge connected to the death of an infant, according to authorities. READ MORE BELOW The Benton Police Department reported that Officer Wilfong discovered a vehicle stopped in the roadway with hazard lights activated near Carpenter […]
State Police find murder suspect in Arkansas small town
On March 18, 2026, the Arkansas State Police (ASP) was alerted that a murder suspect from Rusk County, Texas, might have entered Arkansas. Troopers located the suspect’s vehicle on Highway 7 in Pope County and conducted a stop around 8 p.m. near Moccasin Gap, which is north of Dover. The suspect, Scott Thompson, age 47, […]
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 […]
Teacher pleads Not Guilty in double murder at Devil’s Den State Park
UPDATE – THU AUG 14, 2025 914AM Andrew James McGann, 28, a teacher newly hired by Springdale Public Schools, pleaded not guilty on Thursday morning August 14th, to two counts of capital murder in the stabbing deaths of Clinton David Brink, 43, and Cristen Amanda Brink, 41. The couple was fatally attacked on July 26th […]
Stolen vehicle call turns to homicide in Bryant incident
Bryant Police are investigating a homicide that occurred overnight on S. Reynolds Road, near First Southern Baptist Church. Read more below. Around 2:15 a.m. Monday, July 28th, 2025 a call initially came into dispatch with a report of a stolen vehicle. When Bryant Police Officers arrived, they found the vehicle in question, but there […]
Bryant PD arrests suspect in triple murder case near middle school
UPDATE JUNE 22, 2025, 6:30 P.M. The Bryant Police Department has arrested a suspect in the triple murder case near the middle school off Zuber Road. Their statement follows: FROM BRYANT POLICE, SUN JUNE 22, 2025: This evening, at approximately 3:30 PM, Bryant Officers and Saline County Sheriff Deputies apprehended 34-year-old Jarrod Mitchell. Mitchell was […]
Saline County Murder suspect flees in stolen vehicle; 3 agencies join to capture him
On June 15, 2025, around 7:00 p.m., the Saline County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) received a call on Terrace Drive for an unknown emergency. According to the SCSO, while deputies were on their way to the scene, dispatch was informed that someone was deceased at the residence. Read more below. Deputies stated in a report that […]
East End man gets 40 years on terrorist charges after fatal road rage incident
Saline County Circuit Judge Josh Farmer sentenced an East End man to 40 years for the fatal road rage shooting of another driver. Read the details below. Prosecuting Attorney Chris Walton announced that Jayeson Lee Ashley, age 21, entered guilty pleas to two counts of Terroristic Act, and was sentenced to 40 years in prison […]
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