Howard A. Johnson
A 62-year-old rural Mountain Home man was sentenced to 20 years in prison on drug-related charges during a session of Baxter County Circuit Court Thursday.
In early October 2019, a search warrant was served at the home of Howard Andrew Johnson along County Road 1008.
The warrant was sought based on an investigation in which alleged multiple controlled buys of methamphetamine had been made from the residence.
During the search, officers encountered Johnson, along with Gerald Morris, Kaitlyn Johnson, and Dawn Thompson
Officers reported finding almost 190 grams of methamphetamine on the premises, along with marijuana, Fentynal, several dosage units of LSD and numerous items of drug paraphernalia.
Ryan James Lindsey
A man accused of being involved in the murder of 35-year-old Cody Stradford recently picked up new charges while an inmate in the Baxter County jail.
In late March, 28-year-old Ryan Lindsey was observed by a jail staff member, “waving a ‘shank’ made from a broken piece of Plexiglas around in his cell.”
Attempts to have Lindsey give up the homemade weapon voluntarily didn’t work and a special team was assembled to resolve the situation.
WANTED A DEAL
Lindsey is reported to have tried to bargain with the jailers, saying he would let them have the homemade knife if they would give him a can of “dipping tobacco.”
Richard Edward Fink A cracked windshield and a lapsed auto insurance policy are costing a Mountain Home man three years in prison. Thirty-seven-year-old Richard
Richard Irvin A Mountain Home man arrested in March and again in April on drug-related charges was sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty to the
Matthew Mears
A 20-year-old man accused of having inappropriate sexual relations with a juvenile female up to 12 times appeared in Baxter County Circuit Court Thursday.
Matthew Mears, who was charged with sexual indecency with a child and second-degree sexual assault, entered a guilty plea to his charges and was sentenced to five years in prison.
In late March last year, a woman came to the Gassville Police Department with Mears. He is reported to have confessed to having inappropriate sexual contact with the juvenile,
During the investigation, Mears gave two statements in which he is said to have provided graphic details as to what occurred.