A Norfork man has died in an ATV accident. The Baxter County Sheriff’s Office has identified the victim as 31-year-old Justin Alan Underwood.
The sheriff’s office report indicates Underwood was driving the ATV on Baxter County Road 108 southwest of Norfork and was going down a steep hill into a curve on gravel when the vehicle began to skid when the brakes were applied. Underwood lost control of the ATV, became sideways in the road and the vehicle rolled.
EMS personnel pronounced Underwood dead at the scene. He was not wearing a helmet and the report indicates alcohol may have been a factor in the crash.
A Fayetteville man was injured Sunday evening in a motorcycle accident near Jordan. Thirty-seven-year-old Dale Coggins was transported by a Baxter Regional Medical Center ambulance to the hospital with what were described as serious injuries.
According to the report from the Baxter County Sheriff’s Office, Coggins was just north of Arkansas Highway 177 on Black Bear Court. His motorcycle reportedly crossed straight over Koso Drive, went airborne, struck several trees and came rest down a steep embankment against another tree.
Coggins was reportedly not wearing a helmet in the 7:36 p.m. accident. Damage to his motorcycle was estimated at $8,000.
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A Mountain Home woman has been arrested for allegedly stealing jewelry from her employer. Charged with a felony count of theft of property is 33-year-old Whitney Lynann Roof.
According to the probable cause affidavit in the case, the Baxter County Sheriff’s Office was contacted by the victim Monday about the theft of jewelry from her home on Old Tracy Road. The victim told investigators she started noticing items missing last summer. This past week she did a complete inventory and discovered more pieces of jewelry missing.
The victim says she has security system with cameras, a coded keypad on the front door and keeps her home locked when she is not there. There have been no attempts at forced entry into the home. Because of this, the victim believed the thefts may have been done by two women who do house cleaning and have access to her home.
The sale of two Mountain Home motels has been canceled.
Earlier this month, the Baxter County Sheriff s Office announced it would hold a public auction for the Mountain Home Motel on South Main Street and Spring Valley Kitchenettes on Highway 62 East.
The property was seized in January 2021, under a Writ of Execution filed against owner Brian Keith Ferguson in Baxter County Circuit Court to satisfy a judgment.
According to a press release from the sheriff s office the sale, scheduled for May 6, was canceled at the request of the plaintiff s attorney.