August 7, 2016
Aaron Marcus Shores, 25, of Mena was charged with DWI and careless driving.
An employee at a local convenience store reported being harassed by members of a motorcycle club who were shopping in the store. Case is pending.
August 8, 2016
A Mena woman reported that her former husband, against whom she has an order of protection, is harassing her. Case is pending.
Steven Henry Hobbs, 29, of Cove was charged with possession of an instrument of crime after officers responded to a traffic accident.
Anthony Wayne Walsh, 46, of Boles was charged with theft of property (shoplifting) after a call to a local retail store.
August 9, 2016
Sara House, 31, of Hot Springs Village, Mandi Green, 30, of Fouke, and Hailey Gilley, 22, of Texarkana, Texas were each charged with possession of meth or cocaine, possession of drug paraphernalia, and possession of a schedule VI controlled substance, all felonies. Gilley was additionally charged with careless driving, a misdemeanor.
August 10, 2016
Heath Sanders, 24, of Mena was charged with hindering apprehension after an incident at a local residence.
Christopher Sanders, 28, of Mena was charged with battery III, possession of schedule VI controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, and residential burglary.
August 11, 2016
Ronald Staggs, 53, of Mena turned himself in to the detention center on an outstanding warrant.
Jeremy Daniel Petty, 29, of Hot Springs Village was arrested by Garland County officers on an outstanding warrant from the Mena Police Department. Mena personnel traveled to Hot Springs and transported Petty back to Polk County.
Carl Madison James, 31, of Glenwood was charged with DWI (third offense), careless driving, speeding, and driving on a suspended driver’s license.
August 12, 2016
Kyle A. Woody, 21, of Mena was charged with public intoxication after a call to a local motel.
Alexander Lee Diggs, 27, no address listed, was arrested on an outstanding warrant from Garland County.
Dyana Myrl Garrett, 55, and Donnie Grey Western, 54, both of Mena were charged with theft of property after officers were called to a local retail store.
August 13, 2016
David P. Schmidt, 51, of Mena was charged with two counts of theft of property (shoplifting) after officers were called to a local retail store.