Photo: Michael Cody Everett
A Clarkridge man accused of making and exploding homemade pipe bombs at his residence appeared in Baxter County Circuit Court Thursday.
Thirty-six-year-old Michael Everett was booked into the Baxter County Detention Center July 17 last year and charged with criminal possession of explosive material, criminal use of prohibited weapons (bombs), three counts of possession of firearms by a felon, possessing drug paraphernalia and three counts of endangering the welfare of a minor.
He is also charged with firing a gun out of his SUV in early April last year reportedly to express his displeasure at the speed the vehicle in front of him was traveling. Everett’s attorney, Deputy Public Defender Mark Cooper, said a plea offer had been made in that case. Circuit Judge John Putman ordered Everett to reappear Feb. 11 “if a plea is to be taken.”
Portions of the Twin Lakes Area will be experiencing winter weather Wednesday. A winter weather advisory is in effect for Baxter, Marion and Stone counties in North Central Arkansas and for Southern Missouri until noon.
Meteorologist Lance Pyle of the National Weather Service office in North Little Rock explains what the Twin Lakes Area can expect Wednesday morning.
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The state of Arkansas has given more than 64% of its allocated COVID-19 vaccinations, but is lagging in the inoculations to long-term care facility residents. As of Monday afternoon, the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) says it has given 241,617 doses out of the 337,350 received by the state, an increase of 2,649 from Sunday.
The long-term care inoculations the federal government has contracted with providers CVS and Walgreens pharmacies, gave just two shots and have only administered 6,985 of the 49,400 allocated doses.
Arkansas remains in Phase 1B, which is open to those ages 70-and-over, teachers and school staff, childcare and higher education workers.
Residents of Baxter and Marion counties wanting to receive the COVID-19 vaccine must sign up for a waiting list with participating local pharmacies.
The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) says 186,105 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in the state as of Thursday. Arkansas remains in Phase
Photo: Casey Dillan Lawson
A 20-year-old rural Mountain Home man, who is alleged to have assaulted his mother, leaving her with serious injuries, made a second unsuccessful try at entering a guilty plea to his charges during a session of Baxter County Circuit Court Thursday.
In late September, the plea taking came off the rails when Casey Dillan Lawson could not stop laughing as the facts behind his charges were read.
According to court records, Lawson has dealt with significant mental health issues for some time.
The original agreement, worked out by prosecutors and defense attorney Mark Cooper, called for Lawson to receive a six-year prison sentence with five suspended and one to serve.