On December 13, 2015, Terry Teeter Jr., was driving an SUV on Highway 5 North.
His vehicle crossed into the southbound lane and smashed head-on into a Nissan Maxima, killing a then 22-year-old Mountain Home man.
During a session of Baxter County Circuit Court in March 2016, Teeter, who listed a Gassville address at the time, was given 10 years in prison on manslaughter and other charges, including selling methamphetamine and stealing a truck.
PAROLE BOARD SAYS NO
Following a Parole Board meeting May 17, the 38-year-old Teeter was again denied parole – this time for a two-year period. He has spent a little over six years behind bars.
Teeter has been before the parole board a number of times and has been turned down each time.
The reasons generally given for denying Teeter’s parole have been the seriousness of the crime and his institutional record.
Prison records show Teeter has committed 27 major disciplinary violations.
The violations listed include threating to inflict injury, refusing direct verbal orders, refusal to submit to substance abuse testing, insolence to a staff member and possession of contraband.
THE CRASH
As part of the accident investigation in 2015, tests were run on Teeter’s blood with positive results for cannabinoids, methamphetamine and opiates.
On the day of the fatal crash, Teeter had been involved in a domestic disturbance with his ex-wife and had left in her vehicle without permission.
It was the ex-wife’s vehicle that was eventually involved in the fatal accident on Highway 5 North.
Immediately after the wreck, witnesses said Teeter ran into nearby woods. He did not make it very far, however.
A resident living on State Highway 5 North called 911 advising there was an injured man on his back porch. An Arkansas State Trooper went to the home and took Teeter into custody.
LONG RECORD
Teeter has had problems both inside and outside prison walls. Criminal charges have been filed against him in Baxter, Marion, Mississippi and Izard Counties.
In addition to the manslaughter and other charges stemming from the 2015 fatal accident, Teeter has also been charged with domestic battering, forgery and various drug-related offenses.
He was even arrested while being held in the North Central Unit of the state prison system at Calico Rock.
According to the probable cause in that case, a mental health worker was sneaking a prohibited item to Teeter, and writing him messages on the prison’s email system using an alias.
Prison officials became aware of the situation in mid-March 2018 and brought in the state police to investigate.
Both Teeter and the mental health worker were alleged to have admitted to the contraband smuggling and with communicating with one another.
The charge against Teeter, which was filed in Izard County Circuit Court, was eventually dropped by the state. The female mental health worker was found guilty of sneaking contraband into the prison and put on probation for five years.
Teeter is currently an inmate in the Grimes Unit of the state prison system at Newport.
During his stay in the prison system, he has also been housed in the North Central, East Arkansas Regional (Max), Tucker and Delta Regional Units.
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