October 2023

On October 6th, 2023, at approximately 1:54 a.m., a Clay County Sheriff’s Deputy attempted to stop a Gold Chevrolet Suburban for defective equipment in Corning. The vehicle accelerated at a high rate of speed and would not pullover. The deputy then notified dispatch he was in pursuit. The vehicle left Corning on County Road 143 Northbound. The vehicle went to Hwy 328 and turned left, then turned South on County Road 139. They stayed on 139 until they came to US 67 where the driver turned West on US 67. At this point, the Corning Police Department joined the pursuit. The vehicle speed at times exceeded 100 MPH. The vehicle left US 67 when it came to HWY 211, it traveled on HWY 211 until it turned on County Road 108. At this point the Corning Unit tried to pit the vehicle. The vehicle temporally lost control, but regained it, and in result, was facing the way it had just come. The vehicle then accelerated and headed toward a deputy’s truck, hitting it head on. The vehicle then tried to back up hitting a Corning Unit that was trying to block it in. The Corning Unit pushed the vehicle back into the deputy’s truck, pinning it in. As officers exited their units and approached the vehicle, they realized there were two small children in the back seat. Officers immediately removed the children and the driver of the vehicle. At this point a passenger in the vehicle jumped into the driver’s seat, put the vehicle in reverse and tried to escape. The vehicle could not get out going in reverse, so they tried going forward hitting the deputy’s truck again, forcing the deputy to climb on top of his vehicle to keep from getting hit. The officer removed the individual and put the vehicle into park. The deputy then conducted a search of the vehicle where he found over 28 grams of what field tested for methamphetamine. He also found marijuana and a prescription drug, Clonazepam. The original driver of the vehicle was 27-yearold Alissa Sue Morrow- Moore of Pocahontas. The passe

On Sunday afternoon, October 1, 2023, the Clay County Sheriff’s Department was notified about a Facebook post that threatened violence with a .45 caliber handgun toward the general public traveling Hwy 211 Northwest of Success. The individual who made the threat lived in the Success area. The Sheriff’s Department started an investigation into the matter. The department found that the individual was a convicted felon and was on probation out of Missouri. The Sheriff’s Department contacted Arkansas Probation and Parole to see who was supervising him. The Sheriff’s Department was advised that Arkansas had no record of him transferring to Arkansas and was not supervised. The County Sheriff’s Department contacted Missouri Probation and Parole and was advised that they knew nothing about him living in Arkansas and that he was not supposed to be in Arkansas. The Sheriff’s Department obtained a search warrant for 2571 Hwy 211 outside of Success. The Sheriff’s Department executed the search on October 3rd at approximately 3:50 p.m. The Sheriff’s Department did not find a weapon but found several recently fired empty .45 caliber shell casings in the yard and .45 caliber ammunition in the house. During the search of the house several drug-related items were found in plain view. The Sheriff’s Department arrested 40-year-old Alex Ross Shelton. He was transported to the Clay County Detention Center and booked on the following charges. Possession of Methamphetamine and Felony Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

On October 6th, 2023, a Clay County deputy stopped a Blue Jeep close to Pollard on US 62 for No Driver’s license plate. When the deputy ran a check on the subject, he learned she had a suspended driver’s license and was on probation with a search waiver on file. He then conducted a search of the vehicle. Where he found Hydrocodone pills and Clonazepam. 37-year-old Jacqueline Danley of Paragould was taken into custody and taken to the Clay County Detention Center and booked in on the following charges. Jacqueline Danley was charged with: Felony Possession of Controlled Substance