Man who called 911 to report killing arrested in central Arkansas

Ritchie Joe Roberts, 46.
Ritchie Joe Roberts, 46.

Authorities have arrested a man who called 911 to report that he’d killed someone at his home Thursday in central Arkansas.

Ritchie Roberts, 46, was booked at 1:30 p.m. Thursday into the Faulkner County jail on a charge of first-degree murder. He remained in jail Friday with no bond set.

Roberts is accused of killing 43-year-old Elmer Burks at the residence on Merritt Road in Greenbrier.

Faulkner County deputies are investigating a death at Merritt Road in Greenbrier.
Faulkner County deputies are investigating a death at Merritt Road in Greenbrier.

He was taken into custody at 11:30 a.m. Thursday when deputies arrived at the scene.

An investigation is ongoing.

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