If you are a Sons of Anarchy fan, then you are gonna want to follow this case….Just keep in mind this is real. Today former Bryant PD Officer Shanna Hastings, through her attorney Matt Ingle, filed a lawsuit in Saline County Circuit Court against Chief Karl Minden, Mayor Chris Treat and the City of Bryant. […]
Last Sunday, I brought you the story of Conway Athletic Director Greg Hughes’ admitted inappropriate contact with a student. I announced in the article I was going to do a thorough investigation into the handling of the incident which I am in the process of doing. In the article I brought up that Elementary teacher
Eric King is the District Safety & Security Director. In a completely separate role from the District, King is also a Commissioner on the Conway Civil Service Commission (CCSC). On November 24th I brought you the story of King being paid by the District for five workdays when he was actually sitting on the CCSC
On November 28th the Conway High School Football team hosted Bentonville High School in a State semi-final match up. During that game Conway Athletic Director Greg Hughes was on the Conway sideline. With 10 seconds left in the game, video shows Hughes grabbing a Conway player on the sideline from behind jerking him backwards, spinning
In the past I have brought you multiple stories involving Hardick violating State Law and policies. So it should be no shock that Hardrick, whose State education license is currently on probation, is in hot water again. On May 14th, 2024, a complaint was filed by Deanielle Jones with the Arkansas Department of Education’s Compliance
Over the last month I have been blown up with requests to bring my past investigations into Staley back to light….My pleasure. In early 2022, I must have spoken with well over a dozen police officers that either worked for Staley or were from area agencies who gave me detailed accounts of him beating defenseless
In February I brought you the story of Murdock milking the Forrest City School District out of over 1.5 Million dollars. https://arkansas1st.com/doge/state-senator-reginald-murdock-takes-in-over-1-5-million-from-forrest-city-school-district/ Then in August, I brought you the body camera video of Murdock using his status as a Senator to get out of a speeding ticket on July 25th. https://arkansas1st.com/state/state-senator-reggie-murdock-traffic-stop-can-you-say-abuse-of-office/ The old saying is
Wanna hear a story of theft ? Guy steals taxpayer money from a school district thinking no one will notice….Someone does notice and begins inquiring….Guy gets wind of the inquiry and tries to sneak the stolen money back into the school district so it looks like it was never gone….Guy fails miserably and gets caught.
On October 30th I published an article that I had filed a complaint with the Conway Police Department against Officer Nathan Watkins ( aka – Buffalo Wild Wings Cop ) for violating rules of conduct for officers in regard to the mass shooting at 5th Avenue Park on April 13th. https://arkansas1st.com/state/complaint-filed-against-conway-police-officer-nathan-watkins-could-he-have-prevented-the-mass-shooting-in-conway-the-facts-say-yes/ The complaint was fifteen
Hey gang its Jimmie….Did you know some souls are for sale ? As promised the follow up to my article last Sunday, link below, about Coach Ben Lindsey being fired. https://arkansas1st.com/state/conway-basketball-coach-fired-for-racial-slur-overreaction-hypocrisy-both/ Angelou was one of the world’s most renowned poets and writers….and she was Black. So would Conway School Interim Superintendent Jason Black fire….Tell ya
Let me tell a story about a coach getting burned at the stake. During a basketball practice on October 3rd, a head coach overhears a player tell another player “That Nigga gotta take over.” Apparently, the use of that word by players along with other profanities was becoming an issue, so at the end of
On October 24th I announced that I had promised some family members of one of the victims of the April 13th mass shooting in Conway that Arkansas 1st News was going to do an investigation into certain members of the Conway Police Department for their actions before, during and after the shooting. While this will
One of the big ongoing stories in the State, and the biggest in Conway, is the wrongful termination of Conway PD Officer Brittany Byrd….Yes I said wrongful. Brittany was terminated by Chief Chris Harris on June 30th and immediately filed an appeal to the Civil Service Commission. On July 8th Castleberry showed he was willing
Deputy Darryl Musaddiq is a Seargent at the Pulaski County Jail and is currently on paid Administrative Leave after being charged with – Battery 3rd Degree – Class A Misdemeanor Refusal To Submit To Arrest – Class B Misdemeanor Obstructing Governmental Operations – Class C Misdemeanor Attempting To Influence Public Service – Class A Misdemeanor
If you are not aware of the absurdity going on at the Beebe School District involving the alleged Sexual Harassment of a 10-year-old girl by teacher Johnny Belew then check out KATV’s Daniela Dehaghani’s coverage on it….She has done a hell of a job on it. https://bit.ly/4niv2Sf https://www.facebook.com/share/v/16j2oYxiiP/ If Prothro had taken the right steps
Have you ever heard the racial slur “Mud Shark” ? It’s a disgusting term used to denigrate White women in relationships with Black men portraying them as bottom feeders and race traitors. If you have been keeping up, then you know that Officer Brittany Byrd was terminated by Conway PD Chief Chris Harris. That termination
If you played that old drinking game where you took a shot every time Franklin said the word “transparency” during a school board meeting you would never make it to the end before passing out. The fact is Franklin is anything but transparent and statements from the District’s Chief Legal Officer Shasta Wagner, on behalf
Ya know….If Transparency at the Conway School District was easter eggs….You and your basket both would be pretty disappointed. On Friday, Attorneys Joey McCutchen, Stephen Napurano and I filed a lawsuit in Faulkner County Circuit Court against the Conway School Board and District for violating laws concerning an Executive Session held by Board members at
“The lesson Joe provides for all who are engaged in the battle for Liberty is: if you are not the victim of verbal assaults, character assassinations, and outright lies….you aren’t fighting hard enough.” Hey gang it’s Jimmie. Fort Smith native Joe McCutchen passed away on August 9th at the age of 93. If his name
Conway has been abuzz lately over several issues, one of which is the exposed corruption in the District’s maintenance department. https://arkansas1st.com/state/a-tale-of-criminal-corruption-and-cover-up-at-the-conway-school-district-over-100000-00-worth/ https://arkansas1st.com/state/records-show-conway-school-district-chief-legal-officer-shastady-wagner-lied-to-school-board-about-corruption/ Get ready for that Buzz to get louder On August 21st Board member Dr. Dave Naylor sent an email to Franklin, Interim Superintendent Jason Black and District Chief Legal Officer Shasta Wagner. Naylor
