Community Notices
Prosecutor Comments on Actions of Convicted Felon
JONESBORO – Second Judicial District Prosecuting Attorney Scott Ellington said Friday that he was shocked and appalled at the actions of a Jonesboro man who pleaded guilty to a 2017 homicide and is now posting pictures on social media of his drug use while in prison....
OCATF Members Receive Certification Press Release
For immediate release May 7, 2019 Second Judicial District Prosecuting Attorney Scott Ellington announced several members of the Second Judicial District Organized Criminal Activity Task Force attended a gang investigator certification session held by the Tennessee...
Organized Criminal Activity Task Force Press Release
Scott Ellington, Prosecuting Attorney for the Second Judicial District, announced today the creation of the Second Judicial District Organized Criminal Activity Task Force (OCATF). The OCATF is comprised of law enforcement officials from the Second Judicial District...
Jury Sentences Lake City Man to 30 Years
LAKE CITY, AR – Second Judicial District Prosecuting Attorney Scott Ellington announces that a jury convicted Michael Turner, 46, today. The jury found him guilty of First-Degree Battery for an incident occurring July 23, 2016, where Turner’s vehicle crossed traffic,...
Piggott Man Enters Guilty Plea
PIGGOTT, AR – Scott Ellington, Prosecuting Attorney for the Second Judicial District, announces that Shane I. Thompson of Piggott, Arkansas, entered a guilty plea on September 19 in the Circuit Court of Clay County, Eastern District. His plea involved four counts of...
Jonesboro Man Sentenced to 25 Years by Craighead County Jury FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Scott Ellington Second Judicial District Prosecuting Attorney Phone: (870) 932-1513 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jonesboro Man Sentenced to 25 Years by Craighead County Jury JONESBORO, AR – Alex Rankin, 41, of Jonesboro, was convicted today by a Craighead...