Car search leads to gun, drug arrest

Police arrested a man on charges of theft by receiving and possession of marijuana and a Schedule IV drug early Sunday, according to a police report.

A Little Rock officer arrested a man at 3 a.m. outside the Marriott on South Shackleford Road after approaching a black Kia and smelling marijuana. The officer searched the car and found a Draco firearm, a green leafy substance, promethazine and four tramadol pills, according to the report.

Police charged the man with simultaneous possession of a firearm with drugs, two counts of possession of a schedule four drug, possession of marijuana and theft by receiving.

CORRECTION: Little Rock police arrested a man outside a hotel on South Shackleford Road early Sunday on charges of theft by receiving and possession of marijuana and a Schedule IV drug. Because of incorrect information supplied by police, an earlier version of this article incorrectly identified the suspect as Zadrian Goodwin. Police have not released the correct identity of the arrested suspect.

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LR man arrested after rape reported

A woman reported that a Little Rock man raped her on Saturday, according to a police report.

Logan Hughes, 27, is charged with rape and possession of methamphetamine. Little Rock officers arrested him at 4:50 p.m. after responding to a disturbance with a weapon, the police report said.

While they were at the residence the woman said Hughes raped her.

Police said the woman received medical treatment. Officers said they searched Hughes and found 4.88 grams of methamphetamine.

He was listed late Sunday on the Pulaski County jail roster. No bail had been set.

Metro on 05/20/2019

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