On Thursday, August 15th, 2024, at approximately 8:20am, officers with the Hope Police  Department, Hempstead County Sheriff’s Office, 8th North Task Force and Agents from  Arkansas Community Corrections Special Response Team, executed a search warrant in the 200  block of North Andres Street. Arrested as a result of the search warrant was Davis J. Purifoy, 48  of Hope, AR.  

Mr. Purifoy was taken to the Hempstead County Detention Facility and held for a first  appearance on the charges of Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Deliver  (methamphetamine), Possession of a Firearm by Certain Persons, Simultaneous Possession of  Drugs and Firearms, Unlawful use of a Communication Device, Proximity to Certain Facilities,  Maintaining a Drug Premises and Delivery of a Controlled Substance, methamphetamine.