Mena Police Department Report

The charges against those arrested are allegations and the cases are still pending in the courts. Individuals charged and whose names appear in this column may submit documentation to us at a later date that the charges have been dismissed or that they have been found innocent and we will include that information in this space in a timely manner.

(MENA)  Mena Police Department Reports for the Week of April 22, 2019 through April 27, 2019 follow:

April 22, 2019

• Andrea Main, 29, and Karson Crawford, 26, both or Mena were charged with shoplifting after officers responded to a call at a local retail store.

• Employees at a convenience store reported that someone had driven off without paying for their fuel.  The suspect was located and returned to pay for the gas.  No charges were filed.

• David Eledge, 56, of Mena served an outstanding warrant for failure to pay fines and court costs.

April 23, 2019

• Officers responded to a call regarding a theft from a local residence.  The victim reported that someone had broken into his house and had stolen several items. The man suspected his brother had taken the items.  Case is pending further investigation and interview with the suspect.

• Benny Lee Anderson, 46, of Mena was arrested on several outstanding warrants for failure to pay fines and court costs.

April 24, 2019

• Randel G. Voylles, 24, of Texarkana was charged with disorderly conduct after a call to the parking lot of a local store.

• Zack Cochran, 22, Kasey Murry, 33, and Jamie Beckwith, 27, all of Mena were charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a controlled substance, and manufacture and delivery of a counterfeit controlled substance.

April 25, 2019

• A local man reported that someone had stolen a leaf blower from the back of his pickup.  The victim believed that the theft had occurred while he was shopping at a local retail store.  Officers reviewed the surveillance tapes, but determined that the incident had not happened at that time, but must have been prior to that time.  Case pending further evidence.

• Kevin Sullivan, 59, of Mena was arrested on two outstanding warrants for failure to pay fines and court costs.

April 26, 2019

• Officers travelled to Scott County to bring Dustin Lane, 25, of Mena to the Polk County jail.  He was served a warrant from the Mena Police department.  The warrant was for failure to pay fines and court costs.

April 27, 2019

• Van Holman, 26, of Mena was charged with possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, and driving on a suspended driver’s license.  The arrest followed after a traffic stop.

• John Murphy, 32, of Mena was served an outstanding warrant from the Polk County Sheriff’s Department.  The arrest followed a routine traffic stop.

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