In January, 2015, a 19-year-old Monticello man was convicted by a jury of the  June, 2014, shooting death of his cousin.

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According to Lt. Jason Akers of the 10th Drug Task Force, a joint investigation with the Ashley County Sheriffs Department led to the arrest of an Ashley County man on felony drug charges, on highway 425 S. in Monticello.

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A retired Ashley County Sheriff’s Deputy recently travel to Michigan to deliver a death certificate and a military memorial flag to the mother of a recently identified  man, who died in an Ashley County accident in 1989.

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Last July, a Dumas man was arrested for allegedly having deviate sexual relations with his teenage son for 4 years.

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Former Monticello Mayor Zack Tucker accepted a guilty plea in Circuit Court this morning.

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A hunting vest, possibly used by Barry Harmon was located in February in the woods between Coleman and Garnett Road. Harmon has been missing since mid January, 2015.

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A local pawn shop was burglarized on February 21st in Monticello. One arrest was made and three others fled the scene.

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On February 7, 2017 the Drew County Sheriff’s Office received a call reporting that Caleb Hall had busted out the windows of his wife’s car and was currently fighting and threatening to kill her.

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According to information just received by MLive, on January 31, agents of the DTF began an investigation into allegations that deputy Robert “Bo” Sanderlin of the Drew County Sheriff’s Office attempted to entice a person with an alleged pending drug charge from mid-January, into planting drugs on another person, prior to a traffic stop/drug bust.

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Around $30,000 worth of counterfeit checks, appearing to be written by a local industry, were fraudulently cashed in Monticello and Warren, Friday, around “paycheck time”.

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A 26 year old Drew County deputy sheriff is facing criminal charges, after he was arrested, Thursday afternoon, by the local drug task force.

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According to the Ashley County Sheriff’s Office, Simmons Bank in Parkdale was robbed at gunpoint around 9:15, Tuesday morning.

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A 28 year old Monticello man is in the county jail on a $40,000 bond, facing the charge of terroristic act, for shots fired at an apartment complex.

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The district court clerk would like to point out that fine amounts will differ depending where citation was received (i.e. within city limits or in the county).

Speeding, $145
Passing stopped school bus, $370
DWI 1, $940
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According to AshleyCountyLedger.com, a Monticello woman is facing shoplifting charges involving recent thefts at the Crossett Dollar General store and at Atwoods.

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According to Lt. Jason Akers of the Tenth Drug Task Force, a Monticello resident is facing felony drug charges after being arrested for possessing a substantial quantity of methamphetamine.

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A former Drew County office of emergency management director accused of a combination of mismanagement and theft of property causing a total loss of an estimated $103,000 from a local business, was found guilty of theft of property, Thursday, by a Drew County Circuit Court.

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According to Lt. Jason Akers of the 10th Drug Task Force,Barry Sipes, age 46, and Steven Scogins, age 44, were recently arrested by Drug Task Force Agents after agents witnessed what they believed to be a methamphetamine sale in the parking lot of a local business.
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According to Lt. Jason Akers of the 10th Drug Task Force, Task Force Agents arrested a 35-year-old Bradley County man, after Agents received information that Collins was possibly delivering a controlled substance to a local hotel room.

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The North Crossett Dollar Store was robbed at gunpoint, at closing time, around 10 PM, Sunday night.

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A 49-year-old Drew County man was awoken by Sheriff Mark Gober and a deputy, around 9 AM, Friday morning. as he was being handcuffed for allegedly shooting two vehicles and two victims, in Winchester, Thursday. (more…)

According to Drew County Sheriff Mark Gober, 2 vehicles and 2 alleged victims, who fled the scene, were shot in Winchester, Thursday afternoon.

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According to Sheriff Mark Gober, a 23 year-old former UAM student lost his life at a farming accident in Drew County, Saturday afternoon.

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