Jason Tomes (Photo courtesy of Baxter County Sheriff’s Office)
Jason Arnold Tomes, a self-admitted addict who has picked up mainly drug related charges in two counties, appeared in Baxter County Circuit Court on December 2.
The 36-year-old Tomes wrote a letter in mid-June while locked up in the Washington County jail.
In the letter, Tomes outlined the strong hold drugs had on him and how he had not taken advantage of treatment programs that had been offered him.
He said his “drug use has been very heavy,” and he had “not had the strength to make it.” He wrote that he did not “blame people for thinking that I don’t care, but that could not be further from the truth.”
The letter which was written to the Baxter County Circuit Court requested that he be allowed to “try one more time” to put drugs behind him.
He was approved to enter a treatment program which he did on July 3. Two days later, he walked away.
Another opportunity blown.
FACES REVOCATION
On Monday, Tomes appeared in court to face charges that he had violated the terms and conditions of his probation in a 2021 Baxter County drug case.
It is alleged that Tomes violated his probation in a number of ways, including picking up new charges in Washington County, failing to make payments on fines and fees and to report to his supervising officer. He is shown owing slightly more than $7,000 in fines and as not making a payment since April 4, 2022.
On Monday, Tomes pled guilty to those violations and was sentenced to two years in prison to run concurrent with his Washington County sentence.
Tomes said in his June letter that his ex-girlfriend had asked him how many chances he thought he was going to get if he stayed on drugs?
The current revocation was filed in a case in which Tomes was arrested after being pulled over by a Mountain Home policeman in mid-July 2021 for minor traffic violations.
When the officer contacted Tomes, he reported that Tomes exhibited slurred speech and glassy eyes.
The officers report not detecting the odor of alcohol, and Tomes denied having had anything to drink.
When Tomes stepped out of his vehicle, the officer saw a syringe fall to the ground. The syringe contained what was described as a clear substance that Tomes said was methamphetamine.
The officer reported not field testing the substance because he was unsure if the substance contained Fentanyl. The syringe containing the clear substance was sent to the Arkansas State Crime Laboratory for testing.
During a search of Tomes’ vehicle, the officer found a bag containing eight more syringes.
Tomes was arrested and taken to the Baxter County Detention Center, and his vehicle was towed.
In January 2022, Tomes was convicted of possessing a controlled substance in the case and was placed on probation for 36 months.
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