City Arrests
• Christopher D. King Jr., 21, of 1710 Short West Ave., was arrested on Nov. 9 for second-degree forgery and a warrant for failure to appear. A man reported the theft and forgery of a check in the amount of $100 and identified King as a suspect. The man also said King may have stolen another check. Police said they made contact with King at a residence in the 1200 block of West Eighth and took him into custody for the warrant for failure to appear. During a search incident to arrest, police said they found another check belonging to the complainant inside King’s wallet. Officers said the check had been written out to King in the amount of $250.
• Shawn A. Benton, 36, of 410 Petroleum, was arrested Nov. 9 on an Arkansas Parole Board warrant for parole violation and an El Dorado warrant for enforcement of fines.
• Tyre W. Orr, 21, of 533 E&B, was arrested Nov. 8 on an Arkansas Parole Board warrant for probation revocation.
• Priscilla D. Ponder, 32, of 1312 Louisiana Ave., was arrested on Nov. 7 for terroristic threatening, first-degree. Robert T. Leveritt Jr., 37, also of 1312 Louisiana, was arrested for third-degree domestic battering and interference of emergency communications. Officers were called to the 700 block of South West Avenue in reference to an alleged attack, and upon arrival, they met with Ponder. Ponder told officers that Leveritt, her boyfriend, spat in her face several times, slapped her in the neck, and kicked her several times in the back as she lay on the ground. Ponder said that when she attempted to get up, Leveritt grabbed her by the hair and pulled her back down. She said she then ran to her camper in the yard to gather her belongings, explaining that she had placed her belongings in a pile outside the camper because she was attempting to leave Leveritt. Ponder said he threw her belongings in the yard, and when she attempted to call police, he grabbed her cellphone and threw it in the yard. She also accused Leveritt of raping her prior to the incident. Officers spoke to Leveritt at the Louisiana Avenue residence, and he said Ponder “threatened to murder him” during an argument that had lasted for several hours. He said Ponder retrieved a hammer and advanced toward him as she issued the terroristic threat. He said he went inside the house and locked the door. Other details provided by Ponder indicated that additional charges could be levied against Leveritt.
City Reports
• A woman reported on Nov. 8 that her ex-boyfriend placed his hand around her throat and attempted to choke her. She said he released his grip when she bit his hand in self-defense. She said the suspect then issued a terroristic threat against her.
• An employee of the South Arkansas Historical Society, 411 Wilson Place, told police on Nov. 8 that someone broke into a storage building and stole six televisions. A city-issued garbage receptacle was also reported missing from the property.