Court News

A warrant for the arrest of Jason D. Lansdown, of Clarkridge, Arkansas, has been issued in relation to an Ozark County case in which he’s charged with property damage, unlawful use of a weapon (exhibiting), harassment and armed criminal action. He is to be held without bond until he is brought...
Circuit Judge Craig Carter processed five civil cases and 21 criminal cases during the June 7 session of Ozark County Law Day. In addition to Joseph Hale, Tiffany Bauer and Michael Turner’s cases (see above) updates on the criminal cases are listed below:    In treatment program Brian Dunaway, who...

Michael Turner
Michael Turner pleaded guilty to an amended charge of possession of a controlled substance and operating a vehicle on a highway without a valid license. He was originally charged with felony delivery/distribution of marijuana. He was given a SIS and was placed on supervised probation for a term of...

Tiffany Bauer
Tiffany Bauer pleaded guilty by Alford plea to violating a condition of lifetime supervision as a registered sex offender. The Alford plea means that she does not necessarily agree that she committed a crime, but she believes that the evidence against her would convince a jury to find her guilty....

Joseph Hale
Joseph D. Hale pleaded guilty to tampering with a motor vehicle pursuant to a plea agreement and was sentenced to 10 years in prison. The execution of the sentence was suspended, and he was placed on supervised probation for a term of 5 years. Hale is also ordered to complete the Mountain Moving...
It was 8:23 a.m., May 6, when the Ozark County Sheriff’s Department 911 dispatch office received a call reporting a possible hostage situation in the Tecumseh area.  Family members of Randy and Marsha Wilson told a dispatcher that they received a text from the couple who said that two men had...
A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Arthur Acklin, 42, of Clarkridge, Arkansas, in connection with his alleged actions that led to a Feb. 22, fiery two-vehicle crash on J Highway and the resulting injuries of the passenger of the other vehicle. When arrested, he is to be held without bond...
Ethan Brown, 20, of Theodosia, has been held in the Ozark County Jail without bond since his arrest May 30 after he allegedly told a minor girl that he would rape her if she did not send him nude photographs of herself. He is scheduled to appear in court today for a bond appearance hearing on the...
Editor’s note: The following terminology may help readers understand the cases listed below: A suspended imposition of sentence (SIS) means that a defendant has not had a prison sentence imposed at sentencing. Instead, the immediate punishment is supervised probation. If he or she successfully...
Aaron Bradley Perry, 29, of Isabella, has been charged in a second recent case with tampering with a victim in a felony prosecution. He is being held in the Ozark County Jail without bond. A plea hearing or trial setting is set for 1:30 p.m. June 30. Perry is being represented by public defender...

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