LRPD caught slippin' In October 2023 we reported about a mercenary LRPD cop, Johvoni Antonio McClendon, a Saline County resident, shooting a young man in the face that was driving away from him on September 30, 2023. McClendon was arrested and charged with Battery 1st Degree (a Class B Felony) and Assault - 1st Degree ( a Class A Misdemeanor). Click here to read that story . McClendon is currently on trial (hearing is set for November 12-14, 2025) for those serious charges and according to our LRPD sources, payroll records and CLEST records, he was fired in October of 2023 after an administrative hearing was held. In the criminal court case, The Deputy Prosecuting Attorney filed a motion to seal records associated with the investigation, such as videos and reports, and Judge Karen Whatley issued an order that sealed the videos and exempted them from release under the AFOIA. Judge Karen Whatley - 16th Division, Pulaski County Circuit Court On September 16th, someone made a FO...
On November 3, 2025, Michael Hibblen, Director of Public Affairs and a producer at Arkansas PBS (form. Arkansas Educational Television Network - AETN) was pulled over for speeding on Interstate 30 in North Little Rock by Pulaski County Deputy Sheriff William "Bill" Brooks II. When searching Hibblen's car, Deputy Brooks found 0.9 grams of what he believed to be methamphetamine in the cup holder of the car. Hibblen was transported to the Pulaski County Detention Center and charged with felony possession of a controlled substance. The Pulaski County Sheriff's Department provided the dash and body camera video recorded during the traffic stop. It's not the first time a traffic stop has resulted in Hibblen's arrest. In 2022, he caught a DWI charge. Hibblen worked for KUAR news prior to going to work at Arkansas PBS.