A former Arkansas sheriff's deputy and justice of the peace was arrested Thursday on a sexual-assault charge, authorities say.
Richard Kevin Harrison, 52, is accused of sexually assaulting a woman, the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported.
He was jailed on a second-degree sexual assault charge and reportedly later released after posting a $7,500 bond. No formal charges have been filed.
A spokesman for the Benton County sheriff's office told the newspaper that Harrison was fired Wednesday.
He was reportedly first elected as a Benton County justice of the peace in 2010. The Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette said he won re-election in 2016 but resigned in December when he began work with the sheriff's office.
He began work in the jail but was a work detail deputy when he was fired, Sgt. Shannon Jenkins told the newspaper.
