Court News


Kenneth Cowart
Kenneth Cowart, 25, of Gainesville, is scheduled to appear in court today for a bond reduction hearing before Associate Judge Raymond Gross in a case in which he’s charged with two class E felonies of assault and domestic assault.  He was arrested Aug. 29 and has been held in jail without bond...

Tyelor Estes
Tyelor Estes, 25, of Gainesville, is currently being held in the Ozark County Jail without bond after being charged with the unclassified felony of sexual trafficking of a child (under 18) and the class A misdemeanor of furnishing pornographic material to a minor. He was arrested Aug. 29 and has...

Samuel Deatherage
Samuel Deatherage, 21, of Tecumseh, has been held in the Ozark County Jail without bond since he was arrested Aug. 30 for allegedly opening fire on a group of family members including three children while in an intoxicated state after drinking nearly a full 750 milliliter bottle of tequila by...
Circuit Judge Craig Carter presided over 27 cases during the Aug. 23 docket in Ozark County. Updates in the cases are listed below:   Pleas, sentencing Curtis Gray pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of domestic assault (originally filed as a felony and then reduced to a misdemeanor). He was...
A Clarkridge, Ark. man that had been accused of starting multiple fires in Ozark and Baxter Counties during an October 2022 drought pled guilty in Baxter County, Arkansas, court to one count of reckless burning on Monday, according to Ozark Radio News.  The case came to light last fall after...
On Aug. 2, Ozark County Sheriff’s Department Lt. Matt Rhoades was conducting a patrol in the Bakersfield area when he located a vehicle at a residence that was registered to Lawrence Pierce, who had an active felony warrant for his arrest.  Once additional deputies arrived in the area, they...
Circuit Judge Craig Carter processed a total of nine civil cases and 13 criminal cases during the Aug. 9 session of Ozark County Law Day. Updates on the criminal cases are listed here:   Guilty plea, sentencing Julia Anne Lesh, who pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance in May 2019...

Two Ozark County Jail inmates begin the orientation process of a new grant funded program that provides those incarcerated in jail here the opportunity to earn a GED. The program’s instructor is Stephanie Dearing, pictured at right.
The Ozark County Sheriff’s Department is currently rolling out a new program in which inmates of the Ozark County Jail can sign up to earn a GED.  “The services are on a want-basis. We will offer it, and those who would like to participate and further their education to fall back on when they get...
At least three defendants who failed to appear in court during the regularly scheduled Law Days before Circuit Judge Craig Carter were hit with another felony charge for failing to appear in court.  Matthew Barton, 40, of Monett, Kimberly D. Hemphill of Summit, Arkansas, and Tyler Hogan, 32, of Ava...
Stephen James, 36, of Wasola, is scheduled to appear for a bond reduction hearing today in connection with a case in which he’s charged with harassment, unlawful use of a weapon (exhibiting), armed criminal action and domestic assault.  According to the probable cause statement filed in the case by...

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