Crime News

From Sheriff Shane Russell report After four days of receiving radio communications from an unknown source at Sharp County Dispatch, two Sharp County men found themselves charged with Obstruction of Governmental Operations and possibly further charges. According to Sharp County Sheriff Shane Rus-sell, dispatchers and deputies in the county began hearing a male voice on on the radio stating “Come in Candy Cane,” “Breaker Breaker Candy Cane, among other statements. The deputies…

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By: Tammy Curtis, Managing Editor Just seven months after 16th Judicial Deputy Prosecutor Dwayne Plumlee charged a Fulton County man with 14 counts of rape and four other sexually related felonies on Aug. 4, 2022,the suspect is headed to prison. Cody Rivers Redding, 26, was escorted out of Fulton County Circuit Court on March 20 by a Fulton Count deputy to begin serving 40 years in the Arkansas Department of Corrections for…

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Photo/Tammy Curtis Jennifer Harden, the mother of convicted killer Jacoby Goehler was sentenced to 20 years on March 21 in Fulton County. She pled guilty to felony hindering apprehension in the case and accepted the negotiated plea from the original charge of conspiracy to commit first degree murder in the murder of Davidlee Stansbury in April of 2021 By: Tammy Curtis, Managing Editor It is a horror story that didn’t have to…

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From Court and Police Documents A Captain at an area fire department found himself behind bars recently for being in “somewhat of a relationship” with a 13year old female who he allegedly raped on three different occasions. Kyle Brabon, 24, of Fulton County was arrested on March 7for the initial charge of Second Degree Sexual Assault, a Class B Felony. Just one week later, he was again arrested, this time being charged…

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From police and court records An Izard County man found himself behind bars on several charges following a Feb. 19 incident in rural Fulton County. Chad Fry, 34, of Horseshoe Bend, was arrested on Feb. 22 after deputies with the Fulton County Sheriff’s Department responded to the report of a motor vehicle accident on Squirrel Hill Road. The 911 caller stated a male had gotten out of the vehicle and began cursing…

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