March 31, 2025 MAUMELLE, Ark. —  Sixth Judicial District Prosecuting Attorney Will Jones has determined that Maumelle Police Department (MPD) officers were justified in using deadly force in the January 11, 2025, shooting death of Benjamin Prowell, 34, of Conway. In the incident, MPD was assisting Metropolitan Emergency Medical Service (MEMS) with …

ASP CID INVESTIGATING March 30, 2025 TURRELL, Ark. —  A 36-year-old Memphis man died as a result of injuries he sustained in a wreck following a high-speed pursuit on Interstate 55. At approximately 7:30 p.m. on Friday, March 28, 2025, an Arkansas State Police (ASP) Trooper performed a Tactical Vehicle Intervention (TVI) maneuver to stop a fleeing…

March 30, 2025 MORGAN, Ark. —  A 19-year-old Mabelvale man was killed in a wreck following a high-speed pursuit that ended in a wreck late Saturday on Interstate 40 near the Morgan/Maumelle exit. North Little Rock Police requested Arkansas State Police assistance just before 11 p.m. on March 29, 2025, as they were in pursuit of a vehicle traveling …

March 27, 2025 Thirty-seven recruits became Arkansas State Troopers tonight during a graduation ceremony held in the State Capitol rotunda. After being tested and interviewed, this class of new Troopers was chosen from a pool of 420 applicants. The recruits started their training program on October 13, 2024, at the State Police Training Academy in…

March 27, 2025 HAZEN, Ark. —  Torkilo Hambrick, 30, of Memphis, has been charged with First-Degree Murder, Felony Fleeing, Possession of a Firearm by Certain Persons and two counts of Second-Degree Battery in the Tuesday death of a 29-year-old Memphis woman following a high-speed pursuit on Interstate 40. Additional charges are expected. Laterrika …

ASP CID INVESTIGATING March 26, 2025 HAZEN, Ark. —   A 29-year-old Memphis woman died as a result of injuries she sustained in a wreck following a high-speed pursuit on eastbound Interstate 40. On Tuesday, March 25, 2025, an Arkansas State Police (ASP) Trooper observed a white Dodge Ram pickup truck committing  a traffic violation near the Interst…

March 25, 2025 COTTON PLANT, Ark. — The Woodruff County Sheriff’s Office has requested an investigation by the Criminal Investigation Division (CID) of the Arkansas State Police (ASP) into an officer-involved shooting that occurred in Cotton Plant. On Monday, March 24, 2025, at approximately 6:30 p.m., the Cotton Plant Police Department (CPPD) resp…

ASP CID INVESTIGATING March 25, 2025 LITTLE ROCK, Ark. —   The Arkansas State Police (ASP) Criminal Investigation Division (CID) is investigating an officer-involved shooting that resulted in the death of Willie Joe Larry-Purdiman, 23, of Jacksonville. The incident occurred on Monday, March 24, 2025, at approximately 3 p.m. in the 7900 block of Ba…

March 24, 2025 CONWAY, Ark. — On March 14, 2025, Charles Aaron Wiley, 44, of Greenbrier pleaded guilty to one count of Aggravated Assault on a Law Enforcement Officer. A Faulkner County Judge sentenced Wiley to 120 months in the Arkansas Department of Corrections for an incident that occurred on May 10, 2023. The incident unfolded when Greenbrier P…