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Body found in burning home in Newton County, 2 arrests made A homicide investigation has been launched after a man's body was found in a burning home Saturday in Newton County. Author: 5NEWS Web Staff Updated: 10:24 PM CST January 11, 2021 NEWTON COUNTY, ARKANSAS, Ark. — One man is dead, and two others are behind bars following a possible homicide and arson over the weekend in rural Newton County. Members of the Deer Fire Department and Ozone Fire Department were called to a house fire west of Fallsville just after 3:30 p.m. Saturday (Jan. 9). While fightin...
Photos: (from left) Steven and Charles Stepp. Photos: Courtesy Newton County Sheriff’s Office Two men suspected of being involved in an arson and homicide in Newton County were taken into custody Sunday night. Sixty-nine year old Charles Stepp and 34-year-old Steven Stepp, both of the Fallsville area, were apprehended without incident at a residence in Clarksville. Newton County Sheriff Glenn Wheeler says the Deer and Ozone fire departments were called to the scene of a house fire west of Fallsville Saturday afternoon at around 3:35. While fighting the fire, personnel located a male body in...