A 36-year-old Searcy man accused of pointing a loaded firearm twice at a Searcy police officer in October and trying to shoot him is expected to begin facing an attempted murder charge in White County Circuit Court on Tuesday, according to 17th Judicial District Prosecuting Attorney Becky McCoy.
A warrant was issued at the request of the prosecutor Dec. 17 for Nicholas J. Conway on charges of criminal attempt to commit capital murder, a class Y felony; simultaneous possession of drugs and firearms, a class Y felony; possession of firearms by certain persons, a class B felony; possession of a defaced firearm, a class D felony; and possession of less than 2 grams of a schedule II controlled substance, namely methamphetamine, a class D felony.