Driver won't obey;officer uses Taser
A Pulaski County sheriff's deputy arrested a Jacksonville man early Monday after he was found sitting in his vehicle and failed to respond to verbal commands.
According to an arrest report, Deputy Kristian Frasser responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle at 8519 Batesville Pike in a rural area about 2 miles west of Little Rock Air Force Base at 1:17 a.m. Monday. Frasser saw a blue Pontiac Firebird idling in a driveway and heard "distinct rustling noises" in the nearby woods when he exited his patrol car, according to the report.
Frasser gave several oral commands outside the vehicle, the windows of which were fogged over, according to the report. When Frasser opened the driver's door, Robert Tyler Conrad, 22, looked at him from the driver's seat and then began slowly reaching for the steering wheel. Ignoring further commands, Conrad shifted the vehicle's transmission into drive, after which Frasser drew his Taser and used it on Conrad.
Conrad then complied with Frasser's commands, getting out of the vehicle and lying on the ground, according to the report. Conrad explained that he was just "driving around" and had had "about five beers" earlier in the evening. Frasser conducted a field sobriety test, which showed a 0.125 blood alcohol level. Drivers with a blood alcohol level of 0.08 and above are considered too impaired to drive legally.
Conrad was charged with resisting arrest and driving while under the influence. He received a citation at the Pulaski County jail and was released and given a Dec. 9 court date.
LR man arrested in home robbery
Police arrested a Little Rock man Friday who was suspected to be one of three people who robbed a home at gunpoint, according to police reports.
Sequan Hammonds, 20, was arrested on a charge of theft of property, a Class B felony, as well as two counts of aggravated robbery, a Class Y felony. His bail was set at $250,000.
Police said Hammonds and two others entered an apartment Oct. 27 at Town Oaks Village, 9600 Satterfield Drive, physically assaulted the residents and held them at gunpoint.
According to a police report, Hammonds used to live at the apartment with the victims.
Hammonds was arrested about 6 p.m. Friday at Police Department headquarters. He remained on the jail's roster late Monday.
Search finds drugs, so resident charged
A Little Rock man was arrested Friday on six felony charges after police executed a search warrant at his residence, according to police.
Police arrested Trent Arsenio Porter, 27, about 9:30 a.m. Friday at his home, 2712 Center St. Police reported finding cocaine, marijuana, digital scales, a grinder and two pistols inside the home. One of the pistols was stolen, police said.
Porter was booked into Pulaski County jail on charges of maintaining a drug premises, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of cocaine with purpose to deliver, all Class C felonies, as well as possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and theft by receiving, both Class D felonies. He was also charged with possession of marijuana and simultaneous possession of guns and drugs.
Porter was no longer listed on the jail's roster late Monday.
Metro on 11/04/2014