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 […]
Murderer sentenced to 57 years after Saline County woman’s body found in shed
UPDATE APRIL 21, 2023 Saline County Circuit Judge Josh Farmer sentenced Lonnie Doyle Crigger, age 54, to 57 years in the Arkansas Department of Correction for Murder in the First Degree and two counts of Possession of a Firearm by a Felon. Crigger was arrested in October, 2021 after Karen McFarland’s body was found in […]
Cocaine, Pot, Guns & Ammo sends Benton man to prison
A Saline County man was sentenced to 35 years in federal prison for his role in a conspiracy to distribute cocaine. Thursday afternoon, United States District Judge Brian S. Miller sentenced O.C. Rawls, 50, of Benton, to 420 months of imprisonment. The case is the result of an investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration into […]
Father of 11 on “X” flees across two counties; Gets 6 years, may be out in 1
On Wednesday, the Saline County Courthouse held its first jury trial of the year. The jury convicted Marcus Proctor, age 34, of fleeing and possession of controlled substance. Judge Ken Casady followed the jury’s recommendation and sentenced Proctor to six years in the Arkansas Division of Correction. According to the Saline County Prosecutor’s Office, in […]
Governor Hutchinson’s clemency list includes a Saline County woman
Governor Asa Hutchinson announced on Tuesday, November 1st, his intent to grant 10 pardons and two commutations – one of which is a Saline County woman. An additional 51 clemency requests were denied and none of them had no action taken upon it. These include requests from both inmates and non-inmates. The applicants intended for […]
Woman’s guilty murder plea nets 40 years after throwing baby out of car in Benton
Whitney Turner-Tyson, age 30, of Little Rock, entered a guilty plea in Saline County today to murder in the first degree. Judge Ken Casady sentenced Turner-Tyson, to 40 years imprisonment in the Division of Correction. On September 15, 2020, Turner-Tyson threw her infant child out of a car along Interstate 30. First responders took the […]
Saline County man gets 30 years for rape of girl under age 10
A Saline County jury deliberated only minutes before returning a 30-year sentence in the Arkansas Department of Correction for Sergio Sanchez-Gonzales on September 20, 2022 before the Honorable Ken Casady. Earlier in the day, the jury found Gonzales guilty of the rape of his juvenile relative. Sanchez-Gonzales, 45, of Mabelvale was accused of raping a […]
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 […]
Saline County Man Gets 20 Years After Serial Sexual Assault of Minors
A Saline County man will go to prison for the maximum sentence after violating a young family member two years ago, and then two more came forward. Dylan Easterday, age 36, of East End was convicted of Sexual Assault in the Second Degree by a Saline County jury. Judge Josh Farmer followed the jury’s sentencing […]
Saline County jury sentences man after 10th DWI, considering criminal history
Jury members sentenced a man to 15 years after his 10th DWI, taking into consideration his criminal past. On Thursday, April 28, a Saline County jury found Johnathan Summons, of Little Rock, guilty of driving while intoxicated and refusal to submit to chemical test. The jury also determined that Summons, 38, had been convicted of […]