Arkansas

CAMDEN, ARKANSAS — The Arkansas State Police Criminal Investigation Division has launched a homicide investigation following a fatal shooting in Camden. At approximately 5:45 p.m. on October 19, 2025, Camden Police responded to a shooting at an apartment in the 100 block of Fort Landing Manner. Officers arrived to find a woman inside the apartment with a gunshot wound. The victim has been identified as 22-year-old Kimaria Wilson of Camden. Despite emergency efforts, she was pronounced dead at approximately 8:30 p.m. by the Ouachita County Coroner. Her body will be transported to the Arkansas State Crime Laboratory to determine the official cause and manner of death.

ENGLAND, ARKANSAS — The Arkansas State Police Criminal Investigation Division is investigating a homicide after a body was found in a ditch off Arkansas State Highway 256. According to ASP, the Lonoke County Sheriff’s Office requested assistance around 12:30 p.m. on October 17, 2025. The body was located approximately one mile south of the Mulberry Cemetery. The victim has been identified as 28-year-old Nathan Hall of Benton. Special Agents with the Criminal Investigation Division have launched a homicide investigation. Hall’s body will be sent to the Arkansas State Crime Laboratory to determine the cause and manner of death.

DE QUEEN, AR, October 17, 2025 — Special Agents of the Arkansas State Police, with assistance from the De Queen Police Department and the Sevier County Sheriff’s Department, have arrested two De Queen men in connection with a September 3 fire at Gentry Chevrolet that investigators determined was intentionally set. File Photo (October 2025) On October 16, Special Agents executed arrest warrants for Trent Gentry, 27, and Charlie Moss, 39, both of De Queen. The arrests followed a joint investigation conducted by Arkansas State Police Company C, the Fire Marshal Section, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), and the De Queen Police Department. Both men were taken into custody and booked into the Sevier County Detention Center. Each has been charged with felony...

SWIFTON, AR – Special Agents with the Arkansas State Police Criminal Investigation Division arrested a former Swifton police officer in connection with a house fire reported earlier this year. File Photo (October 2025) Benjamin Drake Slagley, 30, was arrested on October 13, 2025, and charged with one count of arson. The arrest stems from an August 30 fire at Slagley’s residence in Swifton, which he reported to 911 while still employed as an officer. Following the incident, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office requested the assistance of ASP CID. Slagley has since resigned from his position with the Swifton Police Department. He was taken into custody and booked into the Jackson County Detention Center. The investigation remains ongoing.

EARLE, ARK. – The Arkansas State Police Criminal Investigation Division is requesting public assistance following a fatal hit-and-run that killed an 18-year-old service worker on Interstate 40. The incident occurred Friday, October 10, 2025, at approximately 10:30 p.m. near the 262-mile marker, just east of the Earle exit. Troopers responded after receiving a report of a service truck parked on the shoulder with flashing hazard lights and a person lying in the right lane of traffic. Upon arrival, they found Jacob Allen Marquis of Marked Tree deceased at the scene. Marquis had been dispatched to repair a tire and arrived at the location around 8:36 p.m., according to preliminary findings. Investigators believe Marquis was struck by an unknown vehicle between 8:30 and 10:30 p.m....

PINEY, AR – A Hot Springs man was fatally shot by a Garland County Sheriff’s Deputy following a confrontation involving a shovel, according to the Arkansas State Police. The incident occurred around 8 p.m. on October 7 in the 100 block of Ebony Way in western Garland County. Deputies had responded to a report of a man allegedly swinging a shovel at a passing vehicle. Upon arrival, the deputy encountered 34-year-old Anthony Michael Dean, who reportedly threatened the deputy with the shovel. The deputy discharged his weapon, fatally striking Dean. Dean’s body will be examined at the Arkansas State Crime Laboratory to determine the official cause and manner of death. The Arkansas State Police Criminal Investigation Division is conducting the investigation and will submit findi...

SUCCESS, ARK. – The Arkansas State Police is investigating a single-vehicle crash that claimed three lives late October 8, 2025, in Clay County. According to the Arkansas State Police, the crash occurred around 10:30 p.m. on State Highway 211, north of the town of Success. Troopers arrived to find a 2001 Nissan Xterra that had veered off the roadway, entered a ditch, struck a tree, and caught fire. The driver, identified as 19-year-old Izabella Brasfield of Marmaduke, and two passengers, 19-year-old Tara Calhoun and 45-year-old Michelle Braman, both of Corning, were pronounced deceased at the scene. The investigation into the crash remains ongoing.

GARLAND COUNTY, AR – The Garland County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating 15-year-old Jennavieve Brewer, who was last seen in the Springwood Road area. Jennavieve is described as having brown hair and brown eyes, standing 5 feet 3 inches tall, and weighing approximately 122 pounds with a slim build. She was last seen wearing Deadpool pajama pants and a coral-colored T-shirt. According to police, Jennavieve may have left her home in a gray 2025 Toyota RAV4 with Arkansas license plate BAN58X. She may be in the area of 3rd Street in Hot Springs, possibly staying with a friend, though no specific address is known. Her mother, Rebecca Ramirez, reported that Jennavieve left a note indicating possible self-harm. Anyone who has seen Jennavieve or the vehi...

PARKIN, AR – Three people were killed after a Cessna 210B aircraft crashed in a marshy area south of Highway 306 near Parkin on October 6, 2025. According to the Arkansas State Police, the agency, in coordination with the Federal Aviation Administration and the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center, began a search around 3:15 p.m. after Memphis Air Traffic Control lost radar contact and communications with the aircraft traveling from New Orleans to Jonesboro. The wreckage was located around 6 p.m. west of Midway, near the intersection of State Highways 75 and 306, with assistance from Arkansas Game and Fish personnel and local fire departments. All three individuals aboard were pronounced deceased at the scene. They were identified as pilot Bob Clark Bolton Jr., 59, of Heber Sp...

WEST HELENA, AR – A Phillips County jury has sentenced Donterious Stephens, 21, of Helena-West Helena, to life in prison for the 2024 prom night shooting death of 18-year-old Lorenzo Harrison III. On Friday, October 3, 2025, Stephens was convicted of First-Degree Murder and received an additional 15-year sentence for a firearm enhancement. The Arkansas State Police Criminal Investigation Division and the Phillips County Sheriff's Office led the investigation, which identified Stephens as the suspect in the April 20, 2024, shooting. The incident occurred across the street from the Ater Warehouse in West Helena, where a post-prom party was taking place following Central High School’s prom. Harrison, a CHS senior, was pronounced deceased at the scene.