MEDIA RELEASE

On July 15, 2022 at approximately 7:50am, officers of the Hope Police Department arrested Jennifer Parks, 46, Camden, AR. Ms. Perks was arrested and charged with 4 counts of forgery in the 2nd degree. The arrest occurred in the 300 block of South Washington Street in Hope, AR. Perks was taken to the Hempstead County Detention Facility and held for a first appearance. 

On July 16, 2022 at approximately 1:40pm, officers of the Hope Police Department arrested Vergeron Wyatt, 43, Hope, AR. Mr. Wyatt was arrested and charged with possession of firearms by certain persons, discharging firearm in city limits, and served a foreign warrant service. The arrest occurred in the 400 block of North Robinson Road in Hope, AR. Wyatt was taken to the Hempstead County Detention Facility and held for a first appearance. 

On July 18, 2022 at approximately 11:51pm, officers of the Hope Police Department arrested Waylon Smith, 26, Hope, AR. Mr. Smith was arrested and charged with terroristic threatening in the 1st degree. The arrest occurred in the 400 block of North Pritchard Street in Hope, AR. Smith was taken to the Hempstead County Detention Facility and held for a first appearance. 

On July 19, 2022 at approximately 12:11pm, officers of the Hope Police Department arrested Melissa Lewis, 54, Magnolia, AR. Ms. Lewis was arrested and charged with theft of property and public intoxication. The arrest occurred in the 200 block of North Hervey Street in Hope, AR. Lewis was taken to the Hempstead County Detention Facility and held for a first appearance. 

On July 19, 2022 at approximately 1:00pm, officers of the Hope Police Department arrested Gary McCauley, 59, Hope, AR. Mr. McCauley was arrested and charged with theft of property and possession of instrument of crime. The arrest occurred in the 200 block of West Division Street in Hope, AR. McCauley was taken to the Hempstead County Detention Facility and held for a first appearance. 

On July 23, 2022 at approximately 11:45am, officers of the Hope Police Department arrested Ivan Young, 31, of Prescott, AR. Mr. Young was arrested and charged with residential burglary, theft of property, possession of controlled substance methamphetamine, and fleeing on foot. The arrest occurred in the 1600 block of North Hazel Street in Hope, AR. Young was taken to the Hempstead County Detention Facility and held for a first appearance. 

On July 23, 2022 at approximately 10:05am, officers of the Hope Police Department arrested William Hardin, 27, of Hope, AR. Mr. Hardin was arrested and charged with residential burglary and domestic battery in the 3rd degree. The arrest occurred in the 200 block of East 13th Street in Hope, AR. Hardin was taken to the Hempstead County Detention Facility and held for a first appearance. 

On July 25, 2022 at approximately 9:51pm, officers of the Hope Police Department arrested William Griffith, 40, Hope, AR. Mr. Griffith was arrested and charged with domestic battery in the 3rd degree, criminal mischief in the 1st degree, simultaneous possession of drugs and firearms, possession of controlled substance methamphetamine, possession of firearms by certain persons, possession of drug paraphernalia, and possession of controlled substance marijuana. The arrest occurred in the 200 block of East Bill Clinton Bypass in Hope, AR. Griffith was taken to the Hempstead County Detention Facility and held for a first appearance.

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On July 27, 2022 at approximately 10:36pm, officers of the Hope Police Department arrested Demontre Carroll, 20, of Hope, AR and a male juvenile of Hope, AR. Mr. Carroll was arrested and charged with carrying a weapon and forgery in the 1st degree. The male juvenile was arrested and charged with theft by receiving and carrying a weapon. The arrest occurred in the 1300 block of North Edgewood Street in Hope, AR. Mr. Carroll and the juvenile was taken to the Hempstead County Detention Facility and held for a first appearance. 

On July 29, 2022 at approximately 2:23pm, officers of the Hope Police Department arrested Shannerica Cobb, 29, Texarkana, TX. Ms. Cobb was arrested and charged with 2 counts of aggravated assault. The arrest occurred in the 800 block of South Mockingbird Street in Hope, AR. Cobb was taken to the Hempstead County Detention Facility and held for a first appearance. 

On July 29, 2022 at approximately 5:00pm, officers of the Hope Police Department arrested Willie Stroud, 34, of Camden, AR and Valerie Burris, 46 of Camden, AR. Mr. Stroud and Ms. Burris was arrested and charged each with possession of firearms by certain persons. The arrest occurred in the 2700 block of East 3rd Street in Hope, AR. Stroud and Burris were taken to the Hempstead County Detention Facility and held for a first appearance. 

ARRESTS:

7.15.22
7:50am in the 300 block of S. Washington
Jennifer Perks, 46, of Camden, AR
Ms. Perks was arrested and charged with 4 counts of forgery in the 2nd degree.

1:57pm in the 1700 block of Wilson Dr.
Nicholas Shelton, 23, of Hope, AR
Mr. Shelton was arrested and charged with public intoxication.

5:48pm in the 400 block of N. Washington
Daryl Christopher, 19, of Hope, AR
Mr. Christopher was arrested and charged with driving under the influence, refusal to submit to BAC, driving on suspended drivers license not for DWI, resisting arrest, and obstructing government operations.

7.16.22
1:40pm in the 400 block of N. Robinson Rd.
Vergeron Wyatt, 43, of Hope, AR
Mr. Wyatt was arrested and charged with possession of firearms by certain persons, discharging a firearm in the city limits, and served a foreign warrant service.

7:49pm in the 2600 block of San Fernando
Tony Rhodes, 40, of Hope, AR
Mr. Rhodes was arrested and charged with domestic battery in the 3rd degree.

7.18.22
11:51pm in the 400 block of N. Pritchard St.
Waylon Smith, 26, of Hope, AR
Mr. Smith was arrested and charged with terroristic threatening in the 1st degree.

7.19.22
12:11am in the 200 block of N. Hervey
Melissa Lewis, 54, of Magnolia, AR
Ms. Lewis was arrested and charged with theft of property and public intoxication.

1:00pm in the 200 block of W. Division
Gary McCauley, 59 of Hope, AR
Mr. McCauley was arrested and charged with theft of property and possession of instrument of crime.

7.20.22
7:29pm in the 1300 block of S. Main
Richard Staples, 32, of Broken Bow, OK
Mr. Staples was arrested and charged with domestic battery in the 3rd degree and served a failure to comply warrant.

7.21.22
3:05pm in the 400 block of N. Ferguson
Randy Caldwell Jr., 21, of Hope, AR
Mr. Caldwell was arrested and charged with domestic battery in the 3rd degree.

7.23.22
11:45am in the 1600 block of N. Hazel
Ivan Young, 31, of Prescott, AR
Mr. Young was arrested and charged with residential burglary, theft of property, possession of controlled substance methamphetamine, and fleeing on foot.

7.24.22
10:05am in the 200 block of E. 13th
William Hardin, 27, of Hope, AR
Mr. Hardin was arrested and charged with residential burglary and domestic battery in the 3rd degree.

7.25.22
7:18pm in the 1500 block of Lee Ave.
A male juvenile of Hope, AR
The male juvenile was arrested and charged with domestic battery in the 3rd degree.

9:51pm in the 200 block of Bill Clinton Bypass
William Griffith, 40, of Hope, AR
Mr. Griffith was arrested and charged with domestic battery in the 3rd degree, criminal mischief in the 1st degree, simultaneous possession of drugs and firearms, possession of controlled substance methamphetamine, possession of firearms by certain persons, possession of drug paraphernalia, and possession of controlled substance marijuana.

7.27.22
5:18pm in the 400 block of Pritchard St.
2 male juveniles of Hope, AR
The 2 male juveniles were arrested and each charged with theft shoplifting and fleeing on foot.

10:36pm in the 1300 block of N. Edgewood St.
Paudrevieous Dedner, 20, of Stamps, AR
Kievin Robinson, 23, of Stamps, AR
Demontre Carroll, 20, of Hope, AR
A male juvenile, of Hope, AR
Mr. Dedner was arrested and charged with carrying a weapon, and served a foreign warrant service. Mr. Robinson was arrested and charged with carrying a weapon. Mr. Carroll was arrested and charged with carrying a weapon, and forgery in the 1st degree. The male juvenile was arrested and charged with theft by receiving and carrying a weapon.

7.28.22
12:40am in the 400 block of E. Division
Jose Torres, 50, of Hope, AR
Mr. Torres was arrested and charged with public intoxication drinking in public.

10:18am in the 300 block of W. 5th
Jeremy Fortner, 32, of Hope, AR
Mr. Fortner was arrested and charged with domestic battery in the 3rd degree.

7.29.22
2:23pm in the 800 block of S. Mockingbird
Shannerica Cobb, 29, of Texarkana, TX
Ms. Cobb was arrested and charged with 2 counts of aggravated assault.

5:00pm in the 2700 block of E. 3rd
Willie Stroud, 34, of Camden, AR
Valerie Burris, 46, of Camden, AR
Mr. Stroud and Ms. Burris were arrested and charged each with possession of firearms by a certain person.

8.1.22
2:45pm in the 100 block of S. High
Larry Faulkner Jr., 45, of Prescott, AR
Mr. Faulkner was arrested and charged with criminal attempt theft of scrap metal, and criminal trespass.