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 […]
10 years for ex-boyfriend who busts door and assaults Benton woman asleep with children
A Saline County jury found Vincent Lamar McKenzie, age 27, of Little Rock guilty of residential burglary and domestic battery in the third degree, according to Prosecuting Attorney Chris Walton. Read more below. The jury recommended that McKenzie serve 10 years in the Arkansas Department of Corrections and pay a $15,000 fine. According to testimony […]
Saline County teen gets 40 years prison for 2024 murder of family
This story is an update on Wed Feb 4, 2026 from the original on 4 p.m. Sat Feb 10, 2024 A Saline County teen pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 40 years in the Arkansas Department of Corrections for the 2024 shooting deaths of his parents and sister in a case that prosecutors described as […]
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. […]
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 […]
Multiple ongoing crimes nets Saline County man total of 50 years in prison; Read the police report
A judge sentenced a Saline County man to a total of 50 years in prison for ongoing criminal activity. According to a statement from the Saline County Prosecutor’s Office, Read the details below. On March 3rd, 2025, Shannon Anthony Barnett, age 50, a white male from Alexander, Arkansas, was found in violation of his […]
Couple admits they rented a B&B in Bryant then murdered a man for his car
Prosecuting Attorney Chris Walton announced that Catera Lewis, of Louisville, Kentucky, entered guilty pleas to murder in the second degree and robbery on Tuesday, December 17, 2024. Circuit Judge Josh Farmer accepted the State’s recommendation and sentenced Lewis to 35 years in the Division of Correction. Lewis was the second suspect to plead guilty for […]
Burglar caught and shot coming out of resident’s home; He’s now sentenced to 20 years in prison
You may remember an incident where a man was breaking into a home in Saline County, and the resident caught him and “stood his ground.” The suspect was out of prison at the time, but is now sentenced to go back. READ MORE BELOW Prosecuting Attorney Chris Walton announced that John Nutt, Jr., of Little […]
ICAC unit arrests Benton man on 86 counts of CSAM
A Benton man faces multiple counts of possession of child pornography. READ MORE BELOW On Wednesday, November 13, 2024, Special Agents from the Arkansas State Police (ASP) Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC), with assistance from the Arkansas Attorney General’s Office and the Saline County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO), executed a search warrant in the […]
Saline County man arrested with 152 charges of CSAM
A Saline County man was arrested early Tuesday morning at a residence on Zuber Road, in the Salem community of Benton. He is suspected to be involved with child pornography. READ MORE BELOW On Tuesday, November 12, 2024, agents from the Arkansas Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Taskforce, with assistance from the Arkansas State Police […]
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