Prosecuting Attorney Chris Walton announced that following a three day trial, a Saline County jury found John Brandon Self, age 36, of Jacksonville, guilty of Kidnapping on Thursday evening, August 26, 2021. Judge Josh Farmer followed the jury’s recommendation and sentenced Self to 75 years in the Arkansas Department of Correction. Self followed the victim […]
Saline County woman pleads no contest to Endangering Child; gets 4 years probation
Saline County Judge Josh Farmer sentenced an Alexander woman on Wednesday to four years of probation plus costs and other stipulations as punishment. Defendant Kristy Beth Schneider, age 42, pleaded no contest to Endangering the Welfare of a Child in the First Degree (§5-27-205). According to a statement by the Saline County Prosecutor’s Office, Schneider […]
Saline County man gets a 20-year sentence for several counts of possession of child pornography
Roughly two years after a Benton man turned himself in, he pleaded guilty to child pornography charges and was sentenced in court, according to the Attorney General’s Office. David Jefferson Brown, age 46, of Benton was convicted of 4 counts of distributing, possessing or viewing matter depicting sexually explicit conduct involving a child, a class […]
Bryant man gets 5 years after kicking and dragging deputy
A Bryant man was sentenced to 10 years in prison after attacking a Saline County Sheriff Deputy. On September 24, 2019, James Tracy Pettus, 41, of Bryant, pleaded guilty to Battery in the Second Degree, Aggravated Assault, Escape in the First Degree, and Resisting Arrest, according to Prosecuting Attorney Chris Walton. Judge Gary Arnold accepted […]
Bauxite man gets 20 years in prison after sexual assault with minors
A Bauxite man has been sentenced by a Saline County Judge for 20 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to sexual charged involving minors. On September 24, 2019, Dillon Dempsey Harrison, 23, of Bauxite pleaded guilty to Sexual Assault in the Second Degree, Internet Stalking of a Child, Sexually Grooming a Child, and Possessing […]
Traskwood Man Gets 100 Years for Violent Assault of Girlfriend
A Traskwood man got 100 years in prison after violently assaulting his ex-girlfriend and holding her hostage. Prosecuting Attorney Chris Walton announced that on August 22, 2019, Boyce Wayne Williams, 45, of Traskwood was sentenced by a jury to 100 years in the Arkansas Department of Correction. On October 20, 2018, officers with Haskell Police […]
Benton Woman Gets Probation, Must Pay Restitution for Exploiting Impaired Adults
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge announced Tuesday, November 21, 2017, the conviction of Beverly Ann Brooks, age 59, of Benton for transferring funds out of nursing home residents’ trust accounts. Brooks pleaded guilty in Pulaski County Circuit Court to six counts of exploitation of an endangered or impaired adult, Class A misdemeanors for misappropriating the funds of six […]
Saline County Court Filings 091416
The following cases were filed in Saline County on September 14, 2016. CASE TYPE / CASE LINK / COMPLAINANT / DEFENDANT DECLARATORY JUDGMENT, 63cv-16-770 Casey Williams V Destiny Law Firm Et Al DIVORCE W/ SUPPORT, 63dr-16-970 Kim Morriss V Chris Morriss GUARDIANSHIP-PROBATE, 63pr-16-480 Caraline Moore MALPRACTICE, 63cv-16-772 Easter Walker Wheeler Et Al V Saline County […]