Bobbitt’s retirement follows repeated controversy during the past two years.
Debra Hale-Shelton
Debra Hale-Shelton reports for the Arkansas Times. She has previously worked for The Associated Press and the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. A Marked Treean by birth, a Chicagoan by choice, she now lives in Conway.
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Trial of sheriff accused of drug crimes and witness intimidation reset for August
A federal judge has rescheduled Hot Spring County Sheriff Scott Finkbeiner’s jury trial for Aug. 19.
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UPDATE: Trial delayed in Bentonville man’s Capitol riot case
A judge in Washington, D.C., has agreed to delay the bench trial of Nathan Earl Hughes.
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Couple who bribed state lawmakers in behavioral health scandal must pay $4 million to government
The order includes a breakdown with details on just how much bribe money was paid to former Sen. Jeremy Hutchinson.
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Tontitown man arrested in Jan. 6 riots
Camden is charged with felony offenses of assaulting, resisting or impeding certain officers and civil disorder, along with several misdemeanors.
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Searcy man reaches plea agreement in Jan. 6 riots
Sentencing for Daniel Hatcher and two co-defendants, both from Texas, was set for Nov. 19.
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Will Supreme Court’s Jan. 6 ruling affect ‘Bigo’ Barnett’s prison sentence?
Despite a celebratory tweet from Barnett, it’s not known yet if the ruling will lead to his early release from prison.
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Supreme Court abortion punt not much of a victory for women’s health care
The U.S. Supreme Court decided Thursday not to take up an important case on a woman’s right to abortion care in a medical emergency. Arkansans can support a ballot issue to give women that right.
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Supreme Court declines to review Josh Duggar’s child-porn conviction
Duggar, whose family starred in “19 Kids and Counting,” isn’t scheduled for release from prison until October 2032.
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Searcy man charged in Capitol riots set for plea-agreement hearing
Daniel Hatcher of Searcy and two co-defendants in the Capitol riots are scheduled for a plea agreement hearing next week.