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One killed, one injured in 2-car accident

BLACK ROCK — A man injured in a fatal accident early Friday morning has been discharged from the Elvis Presley Trauma Center in Memphis, a spokeswoman with the hospital said.

Casey Rutledge, 20, of Cherokee Village was traveling north on U.S. 63 north of Black Rock when his vehicle crossed the center line and collided head-on with a southbound vehicle, according to an Arkansas State Police report.

The second vehicle was driven by Marty Wells, 46, of Ravenden, who was pronounced dead at the scene.

The accident occurred at 3:12 a.m., and the road conditions were clear, the report said.

It is unknown whether either subject was wearing his seat belt.

—Ray Whiteside

Caraway man killed in car accident

CARAWAY — Bradley E. Stone, 27, of Caraway was killed in a auto accident Friday morning.

Stone was traveling east on Arkansas 158 when a 2002 Freightliner traveling west on Arkansas 158 turned left on Arkansas 325 into the path of Stone’s vehicle.

Stone was not wearing his seat belt.

—Sarah Cambell

Small fire at Colson extinguished quickly

JONESBORO — Jonesboro firefighters responded to a small fire about 11 a.m. Friday at Colson Caster Corp., 3700 South Airport Road.

No one was hurt in the incident.

The fire started and was contained in the rear of the building in a machine that collects dust, officials said. The machine was valued at $30,000, and the extent of damages it sustained was unknown Friday.

“There was actually a fire there in the past, so we knew where to go, and we got it taken care of quickly,” Jonesboro Fire Capt. Steven Wright said. “It went well.”

—Ray Whiteside

Thief takes medicine from unlocked car

JONESBORO — Mitchell Allen Elliott, 4414 Oliver St., reported an unknown person took prescription and non-prescription pain medications from his unlocked car between 11 p.m. Wednesday and 11 a.m. Thursday while the car was parked at his home.

The missing items include about 84 tramadol pills, 28 hydrocodone pills and 56 naproxen pills.

In an unrelated case, an official of Lowe’s, 2111 Fair Park Blvd., reported to Jonesboro police that a named suspect rented a Rug Doctor machine and failed to return it. The machine was rented in August and as of Thursday had not been returned to the store.

Police are treating the incident as theft of leased or rented property.

Also this week, two boys, ages 15 and 16, have been detained in connection with thefts at Dillard’s at The Mall at Turtle Creek at about 7:30 p.m. Thursday. The suspects took a pair of Polo boots and Polo socks, police said.

Police said the two lied about their identities, and the mother of one provided police with the correct identification. Both were being held at the Craighead County Juvenile Detention Center.

Other new cases:

• A Jonesboro man reported a number of military items, including uniform pieces and dog tags, were stolen from his residence, 205 Belt St., between 7-8 p.m. Tuesday. Entry was made through a window.

• A Level 3 registered sex offender, has been arrested in Jonesboro on suspicion of failure to register here and living too close to two day-care centers. Donald McClain, 28, formerly of Searcy, was arrested at 106 State St., Apt. B, at 10:16 a.m. Thursday, police said. He was being held in jail.

—Curt Hodges

Con man takes church money jar

JONESBORO — A thief targeted a Jonesboro church around 6 p.m. Thursday and not only made off with a “money jar” but conned a person who was at the church for band practice out of $20, police said.

Officer Billy Croom said he was called to Crossroads Ministry, 1845 Grant Ave., after report of an intruder.

Phillip Weese and Michael Stacy told the officer that Stacy had heard someone moving around in the church foyer. The men found a black man, 30-35 years of age, who was behaving nervously, police said.

Croom said Weese told him the man asked for $60. Weese gave him $20, the officer said, and the man left after Weese and Stacy talked to him a few minutes.

It was at that time that Weese and Stacy noticed the jar containing a few dollars was empty. The jar and money were there on the “honor system,” the men told the officer.

—Curt Hodges

Jonesboro firefighters answer 9 alarms

JONESBORO — In addition to the 11 a.m. fire at Colson Caster Corp., the Jonesboro Fire Department also responded to the following alarms during the 24-hour period ending at 6 p.m. Friday.

• At 9:26 p.m. Thursday, 2519 Quapaw St., carbon monoxide incident.

• At 10:24 p.m. Thursday, 209 Spruce St., rubbish fire.

• At 12:27 a.m. Friday, 2301 U St., false alarm.

• At 10:12 a.m. Friday, Brown’s Lane, good intent call.

Firefighters also responded to four medical assists.