December 2022

Alzheimer’s Crisis

Arkansas has been developing a statewide response to the growing health crisis created by Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. During the 2023 session the legislature will consider a series of proposals brought by the Alzheimer’s and Dementia Advisory Council, which was created by Act 319 of 2021.
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Averting a Rail Strike

This week, the House voted to pass legislation which would impose a contract and avert a rail strike. In a speech on the House floor, I emphasized that the vote is a result of the failures of Speaker Pelosi and President Biden to reach a deal with their largest special interest group.
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‘Waterproof’ Your Home Before You Leave

Mountain Home - For many, the holiday season includes travel, whether it is to join a family gathering or enjoy a holiday vacation. These traditional holiday trips stand to amplify an already growing travel demand. The U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics* reports that for July 2022, the number of people boarding a U.S. airline plane for domestic or international travel grew to 69.9 million, up 8.6 percent from July 2021 numbers.
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Marion County; Police Beat

Current: November 28 – December 4 Nodine, Kiley Cherie: Booking Date: 12-04-2022 - 4:44 a.m.; Charges: FAILURE TO PAY FELONY Sanford, Hailey Breanna: Booking Date: 12-03-2022 - 3:45 p.m.; Charges: DISORDERLY CONDUCT, BATTERY IN THE 3RD DEGREE Bazor, William Michael: Booking Date: 12-03-2022 - 2:05 p.m.; Charges: DISORDERLY CONDUCT Groves, Darren M: Booking Date: 12-01-2022 - 4:04 p.m.; Charges: POSSES CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE SCHED VI 4, POSSESS DRUG PARPHERNALIA, POSSES CONTROLLED SUSBTANCE VI4 OZ, POSSESS DRUG PARAPHERALIA, POSSESS DRUG PARAPHERNALIA Hess, Michael Andrew: Booking Date: 12-01-2022 - 1:22 a.m.; Charges: POSS SCH I OR II CONT SUB METH OR COCAI, POSSESSION DRUG PARAPHERNALIA, POSSESSION DRUG PARA, FELONY F UCR90, DISTRIBUTION NEAR CERTAIN FACILITIES E Shosey, Harley: Booking Date: 12-01-2022 - 1:16 a.m., Charges: POSS SCH I OR II CONT METH OR COCAI, POSSESSION DRUG PARA FELONY F UCR90Z, DISTRIBUTION NEAR, CERTAIN FACILITIES E Rolley, Mitchell Edward: Booking Date: 11-30-2022 - 9:46 p.m.; Charges: POSS SCH I OR II CONT SUB METH OR COCAI, POSSESSION DRUG PARA FELONY, DISTRIBUTION NEAR CERTAIN FACILITIES E Pollard, Robert Lee: Booking Date: 11-30-2022 - 9:09 p.m., Charges: WHITE WARRANT, POSS SCH I OR II SUB METH OR COCAI, POSSESSION DRUG PARA FELONY F UCR90Z, DISTRIBUTION NEAR CERTAIN FACILITIES E Waldrip, Jayme Marie: Booking Date: 11-30-2022 - 6:08 p.m.; Charges: CHARGES PENDING Lassiter, Chanta Coral: Booking Date: 11-30-2022 - 5:38 p.m.; Charges: CHARGES PENDING Rudig, Douglas: Booking Date: 11-30-2022 - 4:18 p.m.; Charges: HOLD FOR 90 DAY PV Harless, Albert Trent: Booking Date: 11-30-2022 - 3:10 a.m.; Charges: CHARGES PENDING Simmons, David Kyle: Booking Date: 11-29-2022 - 2:28 p.m.; Charges: FAILURE TO APPEAR MISDEMEANOR, FAILURE TO PAY FINES MISDEMEANOR Black, Jacob: Booking Date: 11-29-2022 - 1:41 p.m.; Charges: HOLD FOR DOC Young, Steven: Booking Date: 11-29-2022 - 1:19 p.m.; Charges: HOLD FOR DOC Johnson, Harry: Booking Date: 11-29-2022 - 12:51 p.m.; Charges: HOLD FOR DOC Graham, Alex Lashay: Booking Date: 11-29-2022 - 11:59 a.m.; Charges: HOLD FOR DOC Cox, Michael: Booking Date: 11-29-2022 - 11:26 a.m.; Charges: HOLD FOR DOC Martinez, Agnes Marie: Booking Date: 11-29-2022 - 8:56 a.m.; Charges: FAILURE TO APPEAR Amerson, Richard D: Booking Date: 11-28-2022 - 5:28 p.m.; Charges: AGGRAVATED ASSAULT, TERRORISTIC THREATENING, DOMESTIC ABUSE Merrill, Donald Jason: Booking Date: 11-28-2022 - 4:06 p.m.; Charges: FAIL TO APPEAR Ply, Torie Gene: Booking Date: 11-28-2022 - 12:26 a.m.; Charges: DISORDERLY CONDUCT, BREAKING AND ENTERING, CRIMINAL MISCHIEF Released: Muller, Aryn Marjorie: Release Date: 12-03-2022 - 7:44 p.m.; Booking Date: 12-01-2022 - 5:24 p.m.; Charges: NO DRIVERS LICENSE, OBSTRUCTING GOV OP, SPEEDING Amerson, Antoinette: Release Date: 12-02-2022 - 3:00 p.m.; Booking Date: 12-02-2022 - 1:45 p.m.; Charges: CRIMINAL CONTEMPT, FAILURE TO PAY FINES MISDEMEANOR, FAILURE TO PAY FINES MISDEMEANOR Baldwin, Shayna: Release Date: 12-02-2022 - 12:53 p.m.; Booking Date: 12-01-2022 - 10:26 p.m.; Charges: ENDANGERING THE WELFARE OF A MINOR Chrestman, Amanda Renee: Release Date: 11-30-2022 - 3:24 p.m.; Booking Date: 11-30-2022 - 1:31 a.m.; Charges: CHARGES PENDING Maloney, Shawn Michael: Release Date: 11-29-2022 - 7:29 a.m.; Booking Date: 11-29-2022 - 7:06 a.m.; Charges: INTERFERENCE WITH CUSTODY .
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MCRC Meets

The Marion County Republican Committee will meet Thursday, December 8, 2022, upstairs in the Marion County Courthouse at 7:00 pm. The public and members are invited to attend.
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