Tracy Neal
Courts and Crime Reporter at Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Courts and crime reporter for Northwest Arkansas Newspapers. News junkie and sports fan. News tips: [email protected]
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1 day ago |
nwaonline.com | Tracy Neal |Annette Beard
BENTONVILLE -- Grant Hardin's bid for freedom ended Friday after almost two weeks on the run. Benton County Prosecuting Attorney Bryan Sexton confirmed Hardin -- a 56-year-old former police officer, elected constable and police chief -- had been captured after escaping from the North Central Unit in Calico Rock by donning a makeshift outfit meant to resemble a law enforcement uniform and then walking away.
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1 day ago |
arkansasonline.com | Tracy Neal
Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. BENTONVILLE -- The Arkansas Supreme Court dismissed the appeal of a local circuit judge's ruling prohibiting prosecutors from using a man's chat messages as evidence against him in his internet stalking trial.
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2 days ago |
arkansasonline.com | Tracy Neal
Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. BENTONVILLE -- A Gentry man was arrested in connection with a felony Saturday after being accused of pointing a toy gun at a woman. Donnovan Hayes, 18, was released on citation from the Benton County Jail after his arrest in connection with aggravated assault. He's accused of pointing an Orbeez gun, which fires gel pellets, at the woman. Prosecutors have not filed a formal charge against him.
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3 days ago |
arkansasonline.com | Tracy Neal
Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. BENTONVILLE -- A Rogers man will spend the remainder of his life in prison after a jury found him guilty of raping a girl more than two decades ago.
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3 days ago |
hl.nwaonline.com | Tracy Neal
BENTONVILLE -- Grant Hardin's prison escape has opened old wounds for those victimized by his crimes as well as those who worked in law enforcement when he was convicted of them. Hardin, 56, escaped from the North Central Unit in Calico Rock around 2:55 p.m. May 25, according to Arkansas Department of Corrections spokesman Rand Champion. He was serving a 30-year prison sentence for the murder of James Appleton and had also pleaded guilty in 2019 to the 1997 rape of a Rogers schoolteacher.
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