April 2025

• Arkansas House •

Ark ans a s House Speaker Brian Evans has named former State Representative Duncan Baird of Bentonville to serve on the Arkansas Ethics Commission. Baird will serve a five-year term replacing Mr. Scott Irby.

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Just Jana

In June 2000, my sisters and I took part in a “Sibling Study” in Houston. My dad had Alpha 1 Antitrypsin Deficiency and we were all being tested to see if we did. My niece, Sydney, was just a baby and we were taking turns holding her in the waiting room while the other two sisters were getting their blood drawn. Jeania was back getting probed and prodded and I was walking around with the baby, waiting. When she finished, she walked back in and I looked at her, still holding Syd and said, “So, now what?” Without missing a beat, she said, “Well, now we wait for the results of who your baby daddy is”, and walked off. This caught the attention of the entire room that up until now had been dormant. As I scanned the room with that “deer in the headlight” look, I realized I didn’t stand a chance of explaining myself, so I picked up the diaper bag, kissed the baby on the forehead, said “Alrighty then” and walked out of there like I owned the place. Fast forward to 2005 and Jeania’s 40th birthday… A 400 pound female impersonator in a hula skirt and a coconut bra sent to her office… All for her dancing pleasure. I’d say we’re even now… Driving through Dalton always reminds me of my dad. That was his country. The other day we stopped at the creek on the cut through to Crumpies. I couldn’t tell you how many times I played in that creek on our way back from Mrytle Bar after an afternoon of daddy day-drinking. I might not have had the most “normal” childhood but I’m pretty sure it was one of the most colorful.

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District Court

Langrus, Felix, age 43; failure to pay, dismissed Taylor, Roy, age 29; failure to appear-Class C (M) Muhammad, Jayla Delovely, age 29; speeding, failure to appear- Class C (M, bond forfeit Harris, Nakaelyon Reana, age 25; inattentive driving, failure to appear-Class C (M), bond forfeit Kerley, Cynthia Rena, age 54; failure to pay, dismissed Cagle, Jesse Luanne, age 33; failure to pay, dismissed Posey, Kailyn, age 32; failure to pay, dismissed Watts, Christian Gunner, age 23; failure to appear-Class C (M), bond forfeit Hudson, Taylor Paige, age 27; failure to pay, dismissed Rodney, John Lewis, age 39; failure to pay, dismissed Ravenel, Kenneth, age 61; no vehicle license-tags, driving while disqualified-CMV, bond forfeit Lovo, Maria, age 24; driver license required, no liability insurance- ASP, bond forfeit Bellik, Suslynn, age 26; failure to pay, dismissed Ravenel, Kenneth, age 61; failure to appear-Class C (M), bond forfeit Short, Kevin Wyann, age 40; failure to appear-Class C (M), bond forfeit Elledge, Franklin James, age 19; failure to pay, dismissed Hale, Christina May, age 40; failure to appear-Class C (M), bond forfeit Horbulevych, Mykailc, age 44; failure to appear-Class C (M), bond forfeit Wilson, Crystal Glorelle, age 43; failure to appear-Class C (M), bond forfeit Lovo, Maria, age 24; failure to appear-Class B (M), bond forfeit Dement, Jody Dane, age 38; expired vehicle license-tags, dismissed; no motorcycle endorsement, guilty; no liability insurance-ASP, guilty Buending, Steven D, age 68; speeding, bond forfeit Magouirk, Casey Scott, age 36; failure to pay, dismissed Fuller, Kennice Ann, age 51; failure to pay, dismissed Cagle, Jesse Luanne, age 33; failure to pay, dismissed Swann, Fate Jarrod, age 40; failure to pay, dismissed Patterson, Thomas Joseph, age 58; failure to appear-Class C (M), bond forfeit Lee, Ethan Wayne, age 20; speeding, bond forfeit Baker, Connor Shane, age 20; failure to appear-Class C (M), bond forfeit Burgess, Michael S, age 37; failure to appear-Class C (M), bond forfeit Dement, Jody Dane, age 38; failure to appear-Class C (M), guilty Tran, Viet Quoc, age 46; speeding, bond forfeit Parish, Audree, age 30; failure to present proof insurance-State, guilty Buending, Steven D, age 68; failure to appear-Class C (M), dismissed Cooper, Hayden Scott, age 33; failure to appear-Class C (M), bond forfeit Lee, Ethan Wayne, age 20; failure to appear-Class C (M), dismissed Royer, Levi Allen, age 29; failure to appear-Class C (M), dismissed Wiser, Kaylee Rae, age 21; failure to appear-Class C (M), dismissed Saylors, Elizabeth, age 85; violation of Ark Hot Check Law, nol prossed Rogers, Destiny Lanae, age 19; no liability insurance-local, guilty Horbulevych, Mykailo, age 44; failure to appear-Class B (M), dismissed Yates, Shane D, age 47; failure to pay, dismissed Evans, Stephanie F, age 58; careless and prohibited driving, bond forfeit Dean, Jenna Teresea, age 40; failure to appear-Class C (M), dismissed Goforth, Kyli Marie, age 25; failure to appear-Class C (M), dismissed Parish, Audree, age 30; failure to appear-Class C (M), guilty Tran, Viet Quoc, age 46; failure to appear-Class C (M), dismissed Junkersfeld, David, age 37; no liability insurance-local, guilty McElhaney, Jerrod Scott, age 38; offense involves a vehicle w/an ignition interlock, nol prossed Shearon, Andrew Blake, age 25; Aid/abed or accompany, guilty Bell, Catherine, age 45; failure to appear-Class C (M), dismissed Fuller, Kennice Ann, age 51; failure to appear-Class B (M), dismissed Hudson, Taylor Paige, age 27; failure to appear-Class B (M), dismissed Kerley, Cynthia Rena, age 54; failure to appear-Class B (M), dismissed Smith, George, age 21; failure to appear-Class C (M), dismissed Soule, Jaxson, age 21; failure to appear-Class C (M), dismissed Templeman, William E III, age 27; driving on suspended or revoked DL, dismissed Gabrielsen, Stefanie A, age 57; violation of Ark Hot Check Law, nol prossed Culbreath, Margaret Ann, age 58; violation of Ark Hot Check Law, nol prossed Yun, Andrew J, age 26; criminal mischief 1st degree, guilty

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