BENTONVILLE — A Little Rock man was stabbed to death Thursday morning in the downtown area and a suspect was arrested a few hours later, according to police.
Police were called at 9:05 a.m. regarding an adult male with multiple stab wounds, according to a police news release. Police found the man dead with stab wounds in a grassy area near 502 S.E. B St., according to the release.
The victim was identified as Keundra Allen, 25, of Little Rock, according to the release.
The suspect fled on foot and was later arrested, according to police.
Anthony Wayne Ballett, 39, of Rogers was arrested after a traffic stop by the Arkansas State Police on Highway 43 between Maysville and Cherokee City, according to Sgt. Gene Page with the Bentonville Police Department.
Benton County Coroner Daniel Oxford was at the crime scene from about 11:30 a.m. to 12:13 p.m. Oxford said the body was found lying on the ground face up. The body will be sent to the state medical examiner’s office in Little Rock, Oxford said.
Police cordoned off the area around the crime scene with yellow tape. A part of the downtown trail was closed because police tape crossed a section of it. Yellow police tape also ran from Southeast A Street near the library through the back yards of a group of apartments to near the crime scene on Southeast B Street.
A few onlookers gathered near the intersection of Southeast B and Fourth streets where police tape was draped across B Street. A few people asked what was happening, but then quickly moved on.
An investigation is ongoing, according to Bentonville police.