Court News

Brian Mottus, 44, of Bakersfield, and Amy Poyner, 35, of Bay, Arkansas, are charged with possession of methamphetamine and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia in connection with a July 28 vehicle stop in Bakersfield. They are scheduled to appear before Associate Judge Raymond Gross at 9:30 a....
Gregory Broya Hambelton, 51, of Dora, was released from custody of the Ozark County Jail July 28 on an OR (own recognizance) bond in a case in which he’s charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a firearm and driving without a valid license. He is scheduled to appear in Ozark County court...
Christopher D. Campbell, 46, of Gainesville, is being held in the Ozark County Jail in connection with a case in which he’s charged with two counts of possession of a controlled substance, delivery of a controlled substance at a county jail, unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia and two counts...
Carrie Laird, 42, and Christopher Campbell, 46, were both arrested and are now facing charges in connection with a July 22 incident in which a glass smoking device with methamphetamine was found in a field near where the pair were parked on Highway 5. (See additional case for Campbell, below)....
After reportedly bringing a pipe and methamphetamine to the Ozark County Jail July 28, Kimberly Morris, 36, of Gainesville, and William Chamberlain, 37, of Caulfield, were arrested and charged with possession of methamphetamine and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia with a prior drug offense...

Kaitlyn Brown
Thanks to the dedicated work of the Ozark County Sheriff’s Department, with aid from the Baxter County Sheriff’s Office and Mountain Home Police Department, the families of two teens now know that the girls are safe. The Ozark County Sheriff’s Department posted the photos above to its Facebook page...

Blake Dalton White
Blake Dalton White, 20, appeared before Circuit Judge Craig Carter July 19 and pleaded guilty to one count of statutory rape pursuant to a plea agreement with the state. As part of the agreement, an additional count of statutory rape and two counts of statutory sodomy were dismissed. He was given a...
A warrant with a $2,500 cash-only bond has been issued for the arrest of Nathan T. Rodman, who is charged with burglary and theft at the Cedar Ridge RV and Storage Unit in Bakersfield in the fall of 2021. He joins Erik Vandiver and George Rodman, who are also suspects in the burglary.   According...
The Ozark County Sheriff’s Department recently brought its armored humvee to a residence in Ava at the request of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Department after its dispatch office received a report of shots being fired from a residence into a neighboring residence. Before officers left the scene,...
Jay D. Clark, of Mountain Grove, appeared in Ozark County court July 5 for a plea hearing or trial setting in a case in which he’s charged with sexual abuse, possession of child pornography and furnishing pornographic material to a minor. He is scheduled to return to court for the hearing at 9 a.m...

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