Court Briefs
Posted on Saturday, May 10, 2008
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Suspect in day care rape to claim mental defect
A Springdale man who worked at a day care when he allegedly raped a 4-year old girl plans to claim a mental defect or disease as a defense, according to a motion filed by his attorney on May 9.
Cesar Monarrez, 18, of 1015 Jefferson St., is accused of raping the victim while he was working as a child-care provider at Royal Children’s Academy in Springdale. Whitley charged
Lori Ann Whitley, 31, was charged on May 9 with theft of property. Whitley is accused of stealing more than $ 2, 500 from O’Reilly Auto Parts. Forging check
Brenda Kay Smith, 52, was charged on May 2 with second degree forgery. She is accused on March 11 of forging a check. Sexual assault
Robert Gene Kilpatrick, 46, was charged on May 2 with second-degree sexual assault. He is accused on March 16 of touching a victim’s chest and private area. Stolen auto
Barving Marcell Price, 19, was charged on Mach 2 with theft by receiving. He is accused on March 23 of possessing a stolen car. Man charged with sex crimes against children
Gar y Lynn Thomsen, 33, was charged on May 9 with sexual assault in the second degree and sexual indecency with a child and two counts of rape. He is accused on March 19 of engaging in oral and anal sex with a female victim approximately 6 years old, touching a 7-year-old boy inappropriately and coercing a victim under 14 into exposing themselves. Receiver appointed
John Lawrence of Strategic Asset Management Group was named on May 5 as a court-appointed receiver of 15 Washington county properties and 13 Benton County properties involved in the foreclosure case filed by Bank of America against McMahon Brothers Construction Inc., Timothy John McMahon and Jennifer McMahon.