Sharp County Sheriff's Department

From Sheriff Shane Russell Sheriff Shane Russell said a man wanted for attempted murder in South Carolina was apprehended just after 1 p.m. today in Ozark Acres. The sheriff said his department was notified around 12:10 p.m. by the United States Marshals Service that 23-year-old Mickey Ahititt Naphoxay was wanted in Union, South Carolina, on an attempted murder charge from 2022. The Marshals advised the sheriff's department that the subject was believed…

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Press release and court documents Cave City Police and a Bandit, the city’s K-9 officer, recovered nearly 3 pounds of meth during a traffic stop in Cave City on July 8. This is one of the largest methamphetamine stops in recent history in the county. According to a press release from Sheriff Shane Russell, the stop came during a joint narcotics investigation between the Third Judicial District Drug Task Force and the Sharp…

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From Police Report, Sharp County Sheriff's Department Local attorney and public defender Hollie Wilson, 46, was arrested following a physical dispute with her husband on May 19 at her home in Ash Flat. Wilson is a public defender employed by the Arkansas Public Defender’s Office for the Third Judicial District.  According to the police report, Sharp County Deputy Logan Powell responded to a possible domestic altercation at the Wilson residence on Peace…

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From Press Release Scott Rose, 47, the Chief of Police in Hardy, Ark., was questioned and detained on June 2 at the FBI field office in Jonesboro, Ark., on a bench warrant from Sharp County after a lengthy investigation. Rose was called in and willingly went to speak with officers.  Rose was interviewed and later transported back to the Sharp County Detention Center where the Sharp County felony warrant was served and…

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By: Tammy Curtis with Police documents Human remains found on March 19 in Sharp County near Cougar Road have been sent to the state crime lab for identification.  Sharp County Sheriff Shane Russell said a call came into Sharp County Central Dispatch around 9:30 a.m on March 19. Lt. Bryce Trivitt and Lt. Cham Buchanan responded to the scene near the Independence County line in the extreme southern part of the county. …

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