Police & Fire Reports

James Edgar Lysinger Jr., 20, Lowry City, Mo., was arrested April 11 on a Henry County, Mo., probation/parole warrant and for suspicion of failure to register a motor vehicle and no insurance. He was transferred into the custody of the Ripley County Sheriff’s Department for transport to the Wayne County Jail...

Roger Stanley, 61, Doniphan, was arrested April 10 on suspicion of violating an order of protection for an adult. He was booked at the Wayne County Jail. A resident on Route K reported April 10 that a brick was thrown through a window. Melissa Ann Beston, 48, Doniphan, was arrested April 9 on a Ripley County warrant. She was booked and released on bond...

Charges of resisting arrest by fleeing are expected to be filed against an Oxly man following a foot pursuit April 2 in which the suspect got away. A deputy reported that he approached a truck parked on a field road off County Road H-5 west of Naylor. A man inside the truck was identified as Cletis W. Powell Jr., 44, who was wanted on an outstanding warrant from Wayne County...

Property damage was reported April 2 in a restroom at T.L. Wright Boat Landing. A towel holder was torn off a wall. Patrick Michael Dowling, 36, Doniphan, was arrested April 1 on a Ripley County felony warrant for second-degree domestic assault and Butler County felony warrants for second-degree domestic assault and non-support. He was booked at the Butler County Jail...

Jonathan D. Sims, 41, Paragould, Ark., was arrested March 26 on suspicion of driving while intoxicated (prior offender), driving without a license and failure to signal. He was booked and released on a summons. _ Ricky Cook, 29, Maynard, Ark., was arrested March 22 on a Doniphan municipal warrant for failure to appear on a misdemeanor charge of no insurance. He was released into the custody of the Doniphan Police Department...

A break-in was discovered about 4:38 p.m. March 25 at the Tom Kennon Blacksmith Shop at the DNAP Pioneer Heritage Homestead on Franklin Street. The door was open, a back wall board was broken and the lock was missing. An officer was dispatched to a report of gunshots March 25 in the area near Jackson and Highway streets. A search failed to locate any suspects...

Police were called March 20 after an 8-year-old child reportedly was bitten on the thigh by a dog at a residence on Jackson Street. The pet owner said the dog was up to date on vaccinations but the shot records were at his home in Arkansas. He agreed to keep the animal in quarantine until he could return with the records...

Justin D. King, 26, Grandin, was arrested March 15 on a Carter County felony warrant for second-degree burglary. He was transferred into the custody of the Carter County Sheriff’s Department. _ Regina Roberson, 56, Doniphan, was arrested about 7 p.m. March 14 on a Pemiscot County probation/parole warrant. She was booked at the Wayne County Jail...