LITTLE ROCK (KATV) – On Friday Randolph County sheriff deputies, Pocahontas police officers, and Arkansas State Police arrested an armed couple from Texas.
According to our content partners at Region 8 News the Arkansas State Police sent a tip to Randolph County Sheriff Kevin Bell on Thursday about a fugitive couple on the run from Texas that were passing through the state.
Bell said the Randolph County deputies, Arkansas State Police, and Pocahontas police arrested John Dylen Watson 52, and Deborah Ann Bales 64 at 1415 U.S. Highway 67 in front of a Walmart on Thursday.
Watson had cut off his ankle monitor and was attempting to go to Indiana before he got caught by police.
He is wanted in Texas for a probation violation.
Bales got arrested on a hindering apprehension or prosecution charge.
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