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MENA POLICE REPORTS
November 26
No reports.
November 27
A report of criminal trespass was taken from Walmart.
A report of theft was taken from Walmart.
Zachary Hamner, 27, was charged with Violation of an Order of Protection at a residence on Oak Grove Avenue.
November 28
Melissa Hartin, 48, was charged with Criminal Trespass at Walmart.
A report of forgery was taken from a walk-in complainant.
Cody Morris, 35, was served with a warrant at Walmart.
A report of theft was taken from Walmart.
December 1
Travis Winger, 34, was charged with Theft at Walmart.
Joy Reed, 35, was charged with Theft at Walmart.
December 2
Michael Reding, 61, was served with a warrant after a traffic stop on Polk 77.
A death investigation report was taken at a residence on Mena Street.
Dillon Basham, 32, was charged with Theft and served with a warrant at Walmart.
One dead following accident in Scott County
By Patrick Massey
A two-vehicle accident claimed the life of a Waldron man Nov. 30.
Joshua Spaeth, 38, was traveling north on U.S. Hwy. 71 in his 2014 Chevrolet when he struck the rear of a semi-truck driving in front of his vehicle. The Arkansas State Police crash report states Spaeth’s vehicle did not maintain proper distance as he traveled behind the semi-truck.
The accident occurred around 5:20 a.m. and no one else was injured. Spaeth was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the semi was uninjured.
The investigating state trooper reported road conditions as clear and dry at the time of the accident.
RV fire claims two lives
Two people from Mena, Arkansas, died in a recreational vehicle fire early Wednesday, Nov. 29, in southwest suburban Grundy County.
The fire began around 3 a.m. in an RV in the parking lot of the Love’s Travel Center off I-80 at 8909 N. Brisbin Rd. in Morris, Illinois, according to the Grundy County Coroner’s office. Morris is southwest of Chicago, and approximately 20 miles southwest of Joliet.
When firefighters arrived, they found the vehicle fully engulfed. After extinguishing the flames, two people were found dead inside.
The victims have been identified as William S. Davis, 52, and Chelsi A. Bates, 31.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
