A 25-year-old Bentonville woman was arrested Saturday in Fayetteville after a relative initially reported the woman was being kidnapped and held hostage.
Tawni Kay Johnson, 25, of 104 Rebecca in Bentonville was arrested Saturday in connection with possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Police were called at 9:34 p.m. Saturday from a person saying Johnson was at the intersection of Joyce Boulevard and College Avenue and someone was trying to "take her," according to police call logs. Police found Johnson inside Walgreens, 4007 N. Shiloh Drive. Johnson told officers someone had been following her around town and going into stores with her, according to the preliminary report for her arrest.
Johnson appeared to be under the influence of drugs and had an "overwhelming sense of paranoia," telling police all the people in the stores were following her, according to the report.
When asked, Johnson told officers she had used drugs the night before and handed them a baggie with methamphetamine residue, according to the police report.
Johnson was released from the Washington County Detention Center Sunday on a $1,500 bond.
NW News on 10/26/2015