MH man killed after motorcycle collides with vehicle on bypass
A two-vehicle accident resulted in the death of a Mountain Home man last Sunday evening. According to the Arkansas State Police, 58-year-old Tommy McBride was killed after his motorcycle collided with another vehicle on the Sheid-Hopper Bypass in Mountain Home.
Both vehicles were traveling westbound in the outside lane near the Highway 5 overpass. McBride reportedly lost control of his motorcycle while changing lanes and was struck by the other vehicle. He was transported to Baxter Regional Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.
The unidentified driver of the other vehicle was not injured in the 5:56 p.m. accident.
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MH woman threatens to kill woman and her son, runs from police
A Mountain Home woman has been arrested after threatening to kill a mother and her son, leaving threatening voice mails for a neighbor then running from police when they tried to arrest her. Fifty-four-year-old Ellen Griesi is facing several charges following her arrest this week.
The arrest affidavit from Mountain Home Police indicates Griesi allegedly went to a woman’s house Sunday night and confronted her when she got out of her vehicle. The victim says Griesi started yelling at her, saying “mark my words, I’m going to kill you tomorrow. I’m going to shoot you in the face and kill your son.” The victim said she had a sympathy card placed on her windshield and inside the card, handwritten were the words “losing a son is hard on a mother.”
Earlier in October, Mountain Home police took a report from a male neighbor of Griesi who called 911 in regards to a disturbance at her house. The man says Griesi had left him threatening voice mails after she became upset he had called 911.
Police went to Griesi’s residence Tuesday to arrest her. When they arrived and told her she was being arrested, she ran but was captured by the officer. She continued to wrestle and resist until she was placed in hand cuffs.
Griesi is charged with a felony count of terroristic threatening and misdemeanor counts of harassing communications, resisting arrest and fleeing on foot. She was freed from jail after posting $6,000 bond.
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Marion County man trying to retrieve fishing equipment drowns in White River
A Marion County man has died after he drowned in the White River at Cotter as he attempted to retrieve fishing equipment. Cotter Police Chief Travis Hopson says 33-year-old Joshua England of Bruno has been identified as the victim.
Hopson says England and two family members were fishing from the bank about 11:00 Thursday night at the Big Springs River Access under the bridge. England went into the river with a pair of waders on to retrieve some fishing equipment that had fallen into the river when he went under water and never resurfaced.
Members of the Cotter and Gassville Police Departments, Baxter County Sheriff’s Office, Cotter Fire Department, Cotter/Gassville Rural Fire Department, Gassville Fire and Rescue, Arkansas Game and Fish officers and the Baxter County Sheriff’s Department helicopter all assisted in the search for the man.
England’s body was recovered from the river about 2:15 Friday morning about 100 yards from where he went under the water.
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Ten-year-old boy dead following ATV accident
A ten-year-old boy from Ozark County is dead following an ATV accident Thursday night. The Missouri State Highway Patrol identifies the victim as Allen J. Ray of Wasola.
The accident happened when the ATV Ray was riding became airborne and ejected him then it came to rest on the victim.
The accident occurred on private property in Almartha in northern Ozark County just before 6:00 Thursday evening.
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Bodies of 2 crash victims discovered in Searcy County
The decomposed bodies of two individuals were removed from a vehicle discovered by Arkansas State Police troopers Monday along U.S. Highway 65. State Police Public Information Officer Bill Sadler says the apparent crash scene was near Leslie in Searcy County.
The remains of both individuals have been transported to the Arkansas State Crime Laboratory for determination of manner and cause of death.
Information relating to the recovery of the bodies has been provided to authorities in Warrensburg, Missouri, who suspect the remains could be those of two individuals reported missing over a month ago.
An investigation is continuing.
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