September 26, 2023 Darmel Dashun Batemon Jr., 20, of North Little Rock was arrested today for possession of a firearm and possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance. At the time of his arrest, Arkansas State Police also served Batemon with a bond revocation warrant issued by the Pulaski County Prosecutor earlier in the
September 25, 2023 At approximately 9:20 p.m. on Sunday, September 24, 2023, an Arkansas State Police (ASP) Trooper executed a Tactical Vehicle Intervention (TVI) maneuver to stop a fleeing suspect at the Stanton Road overpass of Interstate 30 East. The fleeing suspect, driving a 2006 BMW with fictitious tags, died from injuries he sustained in
September 22, 2023 Arkansas Public Safety Secretary Colonel Mike Hagar announced today that Dr. Theodore (Ted) Brown will be the next Arkansas State Crime Laboratory (ASCL) Director, effective October 23rd. “We felt that it was important to have someone in this role who was passionate about the Crime Lab, not someone who was just looking
September 20, 2023 On Wednesday, September 20, 2023, at 8:47 a.m., Arkansas State Police (ASP) responded to a shooting that occurred on Interstate 49 Northbound at the 91-mile marker. A motorist driving a white Ford van with ladders was shot three times. The motorist, who was able to pull over onto the shoulder to call
September 15, 2023 Darmel Dashun Batemon Jr., 20, of North Little Rock was taken into custody Wednesday at Arkansas State Police (ASP) Headquarters in connection with a fatality wreck that occurred in Little Rock on April 8th. Batemon was charged with manslaughter and second-degree battery, both felony offenses. (video of surrender below) Gerald Stuart Allen,
September 1, 2023 Arkansas Razorbacks Coach Sam Pittman and Razorbacks football standout David Bazzel are supporting Arkansas State Police by rolling out a new recruitment video in time for Labor Day weekend. “I’m recruiting for Arkansas State Police. They’re Arkansas’ real defensive line,” Coach Pittman says playfully in the video. The social media campaign is
August 31, 2023 FORREST CITY — At approximately 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday, August 30, 2023, an Arkansas State Police aircraft landed in east Arkansas carrying recaptured inmate Samuel Paul Hartman, 39, Hartman’s wife Misty Hartman, 39, and his mother Linda Annette White, 61. ASP Criminal Investigation Division (CID) investigators interviewed Hartman before returning him to
August 20, 2023 At 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, August 19, 2023, Arkansas State Police Troop G took into custody Omar Pena-Romero, 23, after stopping him at the 4-mile marker on Interstate 30 in Texarkana, Arkansas. Pena-Romero was wanted by Little Rock Police Department (LRPD) in connection with the shooting of a Metropolitan Emergency Medical Services
August 16, 2023 During the Labor Day holiday period, including the end of summertime and the busy holiday weekend, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) will be working alongside law enforcement in Arkansas to decrease impaired driving. From August 18 through September 4, Arkansas law enforcement will be participating in
August 14, 2023 On August 8, 2023, Rodger Sorg, 24, was charged with first-degree murder in the August 2, 2023, death of 3-month-old Kyzer Fry. The Mansfield Police Department asked Arkansas State Police to investigate the death after they were called to a home on Huntington Avenue by the child’s mother, Samantha Dotson. Dotson told
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