SHERIFF MIKE KNOEDL - WEEKLY UPDATE 8/22/2025

Good morning,

We continue to stay busy here at the Sheriff's Office. As posted in my last report, deputies have been working the DWI checkpoints around the county. Last weekend, there were five arrests made for driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs. I have seen very few negative posts about these checkpoints, but I want to address those.

To put this in perspective, five impaired drivers were taken off the highways in Dallas County this past weekend. Those are five drivers that have the potential to kill someone if not stopped. I can't believe anyone would be opposed to this. In my 40-plus-year career, I have seen the carnage left behind due to drinking and operating a vehicle or boat. Law Enforcement officers are the ones who have to deliver the message to loved ones that their family member is not coming home or has been critically injured. Please take a moment and let that sink in. It only takes a few minutes to pass through one of these checkpoints and be on your way if you have no problems.

Circuit court was held here on Wednesday, and it was a very long day. We have a new circuit judge presiding over our courtroom now due to Judge Spencer Singleton being appointed to the federal bench. I want to thank him for his service and wish him the best of luck in his new assignment.

A few cases were settled. They are:

Bernice Frazier pled guilty to Furnishing, Possessing, Using Prohibited Articles, and received 5 years Probation, plus a fine of $2500, and costs

Aletha Broughton pled guilty to Theft of Property and was sentenced to 5 years SIS plus restitution, costs

Rickey Lee Strickland pled guilty to Possession of Controlled Substance and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and received 5 years Probation, a $2500 fine, costs

Lavelle Cones pled guilty to Possession of Controlled Substance and DWI, with a 3-year ADC sentence plus costs

Phillips Evans pled guilty to 2 counts of Possession of Controlled Substance and Possession of Firearm by Certain Person and was sentenced to 6 years in the ADC plus costs

Evonne Hall pled guilty to Aggravated Assault and was sentenced to 5 years SIS costs

Douglas Mathews pled guilty to Possession of Firearm by Certain Person and was sentenced to 5 years Probation, a $1000 fine, plus costs

The DWI Checkpoints will continue until September 1st. Be patient as we work diligently to keep our highways safe for travel. If you are going to drink, please stay at home or have a designated driver!

Remember, there is a burn ban in effect for Dallas County!

Felony Friday:

Juniel, Mario of Sparkman; Disorderly Conduct; Terroristic Threatening; Disorderly Conduct; Carrying a Weapon x 2; Battery in the Second Degree

Lawson, Darquez of Warren; Driving While License Cancelled, Suspended, or Revoked

Dockery, Lyquita of North Little Rock; Possession of Schedule I or II; Driving While License Cancelled, Suspended, or Revoked; No Liability Insurance

Caldwell, Toni of El Dorado; Driving While Intoxicated; Public Intoxication; Open Container

Lowery, Robert of Rockford; Driving While Intoxicated; Public Intoxication; Open Container

Armstrong, Calvin of El Dorado; Driving While Intoxicated; Public Intoxication; Open Container

Johnson, Wanda of Malvern; Driving While Intoxicated; Improper Use of Evidences of

Registration; Open Container; No Seatbelt

Garcia, Yesica of North Little Rock; Obstructing Governmental Operations; Hold for Another Agency

Portillo-Vasquez, Raul of North Little Rock; Obstructing Governmental Operations; Hold for Another Agency

Bulliner, Lamya of Fordyce; Failure to Appear

Taylor, Bobby of Fordyce; Forgery

Mirabella, Christopher of Camden; Driving While Intoxicated; No Driver License

Howard, Timothy of Kingsland; Driving While Intoxicated; Driving with Suspended Drivers License; Offenses Involving Motor Vehicle Equipped with An Ignition Interlock Device; Careless or Prohibited Driving; Public Intoxicated; Open Container

Mason, Hayden of Malvern; Failure to Pay Felony

Hernandes-Diaz, Rafael of Conway; FPD Obstructing Governmental Operations; No Driver License; Hold for Another Agency

Gomez-Gomez, Rigoberto of Conway; FPD Obstructing Governmental Operations; Hold for Another Agency

Sastillejos-Zea, Emidio of Conway; FPD Obstructing Governmental Operations; Hold for Another Agency

Word, Shawn of East Camden, FPD Possession of Controlled Substance; Tamper with Physical Evidence

Warner, Donny of Fordyce; Parole Violation; Possession of Schedule VI Controlled Substance; Possession of Drug Paraphernalia; Offenses Relating to Records, Maintaining Premises; Delivery of Meth/Cocaine

Broughton, Teresa of Fordyce; FPD Terroristic Threatening; Disorderly Conduct

Stewart, Helen of Fordyce; Parole Violation

Allen, Isaiah of Little Rock; Possession of Firearm by Certain Person

Govan, Ramona of Malvern; Contempt Failure to Pay

Livingston, Thomas of Thornton; Revocation of Probation

Rincon, Rafael of Warren; Speeding; No Driver License

Johnson, Kristi of Fordyce; Absconding; Failure to Appear x 2;

Contempt Failure to Pay

Everyone have a good weekend and Stay Safe!!

Sheriff Mike Knoedl