A rural Flippin man is in the Marion County Jail accused of neglecting three children in his residence. According to Marion County Sheriff Clinton Evans, 44-year-old Theodore Lamkin, Jr., was arrested Friday three felony counts of first-degree endangering the welfare of a minor. His bond is set at $25,000.
Lamkin’s arrest stems from an investigation by the Department of Human Services. Sheriff Evans says DHS personnel responded to Lamkin’s residence on Lamkin Lane in mid-January and observed three children appearing to be in severe neglect, and the severity of one child’s condition led to the child being transported to Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Little Rock for further treatment. The other two children were removed from the residence.
DHS contacted the Marion County Sheriff’s Office on February 8th. During the investigation, an arrest warrant for Lamkin was granted by the Marion County District Court. After attempts to contact him were unsuccessful, a search warrant was issued for the sheriff’s office to enter the residence and take him into custody.
As deputies entered Lamkin’s residence on Friday, he was pointing a .22 caliber rifle to his mouth threatening suicide. Sheriff Evans reports he entered the bathroom while talking with Lamkin, and as the suspect lowered the weapon, the sheriff tackled him in the bath tub. As Lamkin was being subdued, one round was fired into the ceiling, and another round went through the wall and outside. A taser was eventually deployed, and Lamkin was taken into custody without further incident. He was transported to Baxter Regional Medical Center for treatment of injuries and later transported to the Marion County Jail.
Lamkin is currently awaiting his first appearance in Marion County Circuit Court.
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