Baxter Co. Sheriff’s Office, MHPD assist U.S. Marshals Service in ‘Operation April Fool’

The Baxter County Sheriff’s Office and the Mountain Home Police Department were among numerous law-enforcement agencies taking part in a three-day operation resulting in the apprehension of 21 repeat wanted violent offenders on various state charges. “Operation April Fool,” led by the U.S. Marshals Service’s Western Arkansas Fugitive Task Force, occurred Tuesday through Thursday in Fort Smith and surrounding areas of the Arkansas River Valley as it targeted repeat violent offenders and others that had eluded law enforcement with outstanding state felony warrants.

According to the Marshals Service, arrest warrants executed during the operation resulted in the apprehension of the wanted fugitives. The individuals arrested are facing various state charges including aggravated robbery, aggravated assault, sexual assault, battery, felon in possession of firearms, possession and distribution of narcotics, kidnapping and parole violations with extensive criminal history.

The task force also included FBI agents and officers from the Arkansas State Police, Arkansas Community Correction, Sebastian County Sheriff’s Office, Fort Smith Police Department, Van Buren Police Department, Alma Police Department, Benton County Sheriff’s Office, Bentonville Police Department and Rogers Police Department.

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