The foreclosure case against the owner of Tim’s Tavern has progressed, with court records showing all defendants have now been formally served with the lawsuit. For the defendants, it’s a race against the clock to sell the property or otherwise pay it off. Read more below. Steppach was arrested Jan. 25, 2024, and later charged […]
Shannon Hills man gets 20 years for robbing a Dollar General in Arkadelphia
A Shannon Hills man already had a few crimes on his record when police caught up with him for robbing a Dollar General. Read more below. A Clark County jury recently sentenced a Shannon Hills man to 20 years in state prison for the armed robbery of a Dollar General in Arkadelphia, according to court […]
Benton woman arrested in Bryant for speeding, drinking, carrying a weapon; Jury recommends 10 years in prison
A Saline County jury on Thursday found a Benton woman guilty of multiple charges, including simultaneous possession of drugs and a firearm, and recommended she serve 10 years in prison. Shardria Bogard was convicted February 12, 2026, of simultaneous possession of drugs and a firearm, resisting arrest, possession of marijuana, and having an open container […]
Saline County man dies after ATV wreck in Dallas County; Benton businessman charged with DWI, Negligent Homicide
A Saline County man died on November 22, 2025, in an ATV accident in Dallas County. His friend, a local businessman, faces charges of Negligent Homicide and DWI in the case. Read more below. Michael Robert “Mike” Woods, age 51, of the Sardis community in Saline County, died about 2:00 a.m. that night. Woods died […]
Abuse victim, now 17, tells some of her testimony against Tim’s Tavern owner
UPDATE DEC 9, 2025 (afternoon) One of the victims in the State of Arkansas vs Tim Steppach case has come forward to tell some of her story. Now that Steppach has been convicted of 3 counts of “Endangerment of the Welfare of a Minor in the 2nd Degree,” Alexy Torres, tells some of her testimony. […]
Saline County judge hands fake roofer 45 years in prison
A Saline County judge imposed the maximum possible punishment after finding John Malone, of Conway, guilty of violating the conditions of his suspended sentence and missing court. In 2012, Malone, now 63, pled guilty to eight counts of theft of property. He was ordered to serve 30 years in prison and pay restitution of almost […]
Former Saline County Prosecutor Dan Harmon dies at age 78
Daniel Harmon, Jr., a former Prosecuting Attorney in Saline County, died on Friday, September 22, 2023, at the age of 78. Reports say he battled with throat cancer and passed away in hospice at VA Hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas. He was still a resident of Saline County. Harmon had a checkered past, having been […]
Quick Journey costs man 8-years in prison says Prosecutor
A circuit judge sentenced a man to state prison Friday, according to Prosecuting Attorney Chris Walton. Ameekous D. Robinson, age 44, of Helena, pled guilty to fleeing, and theft by receiving. The State of Arkansas recommended an 8-year sentence. Judge Brent Houston of Division 3 accepted the sentence. On November 28, 2022, according to a […]
Convicted Benton man leaves courthouse before sentencing
This is an update May 13,2023, to edit the photo of the convicted. The previous picture posted was wrong, due to the jail roster having it mixed up with a different inmate with similar charges. A Circuit Court jury proceeded with sentencing a Benton man, although he exited the courthouse in the middle of the […]
Tim Burton (not that one) sentenced to 45 years after hot chase reveals felon with guns & meth
A Saline County jury recently found Timothy Burton, 33, of Jacksonville, guilty of the charges of felon in possession of firearm, and extreme fleeing. (Not Tim Burton the American filmmaker known for Batman, The Nightmare Before Christmas, and Edward Scissorhands.) He actually had multiple firearms in the vehicle and about a pound of meth. Circuit […]