Baxter Bulletin
MOUNTAIN HOME A body was found in a burned out car Wednesday morning on Old Arkana Road and by Thursday afternoon, three people were arrested on murder charges, according to a news release from Baxter County Sheriff John Montgomery.
Skylar Whitney Brazil, 38, of Mountain Home, was booked into the Baxter County Jail at 2:23 a.m. on a charge of first-degree murder, according to electronic jail records.
Ryan James Lindsey, 27, and 38-year-old Allison June Beckham Cunningham were also arrested on first-degree murder charges. The pair were found in Brownsville, Texas and arrested by authorities there.
The case began Wednesday morning when a citizen called 911 at approximately 10:00 a.m. to report they d found a burned car in the woods off Old Arkana Road. Deputies responded and found the report was accurate. It was noted the car appeared to have been there for several days, according to the news release.
Three arrested, charged with first-degree murder in Baxter County case By Region 8 Newsdesk | December 17, 2020 at 9:40 PM CST - Updated December 22 at 5:08 PM
BAXTER COUNTY, Ark. (KAIT) - The Baxter County Sheriff’s Office has identified the man found dead inside a burned car.
The sheriff’s office said the Arkansas State Medical Examiner’s Office in Little Rock identified the victim as 35-year-old Cody Benjamin Stradford of Mountain Home.
Stradford’s parents filed a missing person report earlier this month, which indicated he had not been seen or heard from in several days.
Law enforcement with the Benton County Sheriff’s Office and the FBI arrested the fourth person in connection to Stradford’s death.
Photos: (from left) Ryan James Lindsey, Skylar Whitney Brazil and Allison June Beckham Cunningham
Three people have been arrested and charged with first-degree murder after the discovery of a body Wednesday in a burned car south of Mountain Home.
Baxter County Sheriff John Montgomery says the three charged are 27-year-old Ryan James Lindsey, 38-year-old Skylar Whitney Brazil and 42-year-old Allison June Beckham Cunningham, all of Mountain Home.
Montgomery says about 10 Wednesday morning, deputies responded to a 911 call and located a vehicle just off Old Arkana Road and what appeared to be human remains inside. Montgomery says it appears the vehicle had been there for several days.