March Crime Beat

Dating Violence

On Jan. 20 around 10:00 p.m., Officer Tomeka Stacker was dispatched to North Hall for a disturbance caused by a resident’s ex-boyfriend. The suspect was found standing outside the resident’s door and immediately fled through the stairwells upon Stacker’s arrival.

According to Stacker’s narrative, the resident changed their phone number earlier that day, and they believe that is why the suspect was at the resident’s door. According to the incident report, the suspect was not a student and has assaulted the resident in the past. The resident was escorted to her vehicle so they could vacate the premises to stay somewhere safer.

Damage to Parking Gate

On Feb. 1, a black vehicle ran into the Lot 2 gate. The incident was filmed by cameras on the premises. Chief Detective Roy Mayo, along with Assistant Chief Benjamin Rommel, located the suspect with a group of peers in the pool area of the Donaghey Student Center. The driver was questioned and then charged with criminal mischief for damage done to the property.

The court date was issued for March 15 in the Pulaski County District Court.

Damage to Dickenson Hall Fire Hydrant

Just later that month, on Feb. 17, around 11:15 a.m., Officer Johnny Smith went to inspect some damage done to a fire hydrant behind Dickinson Hall. According to the officer’s narrative, the driver, who was a faculty member, was attempting to back up to the loading dock to pick up some supplies in his personal vehicle. The driver had damage to the left side fender.

Terroristic Threatening

On Feb. 18, a sorority member was attending a stroll practice when she says she accidentally hit another person so hard that his nose began to bleed and his nose ring was knocked out. Officer Jerome Bailey wrote the initial narrative. According to Bailey’s narrative, the sorority member said that she was threatened while the suspect held a handgun in his right hand.

After Mayo reached out and collected witness statements, the suspect was charged with Terroristic Threatening, a Class A misdemeanor. The report also included not that the Arkadelphia jail was not accepting prisoners at the time and the warrant would remain active.

Car Collision

On Feb. 18, around 5:42 p.m., Officer Ka’Noesha Wilson was dispatched to Lot 12 to investigate a car accident with no reported injuries. The victim’s car had been backed into while they were not inside and they were informed of the accident by a housing group chat. According to the narrative, there was major damage to the victim’s vehicle along with minor damage to the suspect’s vehicle.

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