Oct. 19 | 11:05 p.m.

While conducting a routine patrol on campus at approximately 8:14 p.m., Officer Marcus Caskey observed a Buick parked in the roadway near the intersection of Aggie Road and Pawnee Street, with its hazard lights activated. 

The vehicle appeared to be experiencing mechanical issues. Caskey pulled behind the vehicle in his marked patrol unit, exited, and made contact with the driver, identified as the suspect.

The suspect exited his vehicle and began approaching Caskey’s patrol car. He explained that his vehicle had died and he was unsure of the cause. The vehicle’s hood was already raised. Caskey offered his assistance in diagnosing the issue. They walked to the front of his vehicle, and Caskey inspected the engine bay but did not observe any obvious problems. 

Caskey offered to use the booster pack located in the rear of his patrol vehicle in an attempt to start his car. During his interaction with the suspect, Caskey noticed several signs of nervous behavior: His hands were shaking, he was speaking rapidly and he appeared visibly on edge.

While waiting for the booster pack to charge the battery, Caksey returned to his patrol unit and ran the suspect’s information.

Caskey discovered that the suspect had been previously charged with breaking or entering in 2023, per an Arkansas State University Police Department report.

Caskey contacted dispatch to verify whether the suspect was banned from campus in connection with the incident.

Dispatch confirmed that the suspect had been charged in the 2023 case, and a ban was referenced in the report. Additionally, dispatch informed officers that the suspect had a search waiver on file.

Caskey informed the suspect that he was being detained while he verified his ban status. He was handcuffed behind his back. A pat-down search was conducted and the suspect was placed in the rear passenger seat of Caskey’s patrol unit pending the outcome of the investigation.

Further investigation revealed that although the 2023 report referenced a ban, no official ban form had been completed or attached to the case. Based on this finding, Caskey released the suspect from detainment and told him that a ban would be formally issued at this time due to the prior breaking or entering incident.

While Caskey was handling the ban documentation, other officers conducted a consent search of the suspect’s vehicle but did not locate any contraband or items of concern.

Caskey completed the ban form with the suspect, read it aloud and explained that if he returned to A-State, he would be subject to arrest for criminal trespass. 

The suspect acknowledged understanding and signed the form. He was provided with a copy of the ban. 

Shortly afterward, the suspect’s father arrived on scene to transport him home. The vehicle could not be started, so officers assisted in pushing it out of the roadway. 

Oct. 19 | 6:05 p.m.

Officer Haylee Chambers was dispatched to Northpark Quads in reference to a scooter theft.

Upon arrival, Chambers made contact with the complainant, who said she left on Saturday at approximately 2:30 p.m. and her scooter was in the bike rack in front of the door with a cable lock around it.

The complainant said she arrived back at her building around 4:50 p.m. and her scooter, as well as the cable lock, were gone. 

Upon reviewing camera footage, Chambers saw three individuals come from the wooded area behind Red Wolf Den, walk to the bike rack, and take two scooters. They then left toward Johnson Avenue and went back into the wooded area behind Red Wolf Den.

Oct. 16 | 2: 18 p.m.

Officer Christopher Sewell received a call from Jonesboro Police Department Agent Bryan Bailey about needing assistance with a subject at the parking garage. 

Sewell arrived on scene and made contact with Bailey. Bailey said a white Chevy in the parking spot with a Utah tag was confirmed to be a suspect driving without a license and has an ICE detainer. 

Sewell and Bailey then went up to the vehicle and made contact with the suspect and the Jonesboro Police Department placed him into custody.

Bailey told Sewell to cite the arrestee on driving without a U.S. driver’s license and to go to Craighead County Detention Center with him. Sewell then transported the arrestee to the Craighead County Detention Center and cited him for driving without a license. 

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