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| LOGAN CO. JAIL ESCAPEE SHAUN HIGHAM |
Since his arrest for the robbery of the Subiaco Federal Credit Union on June 12, 2015, Shaun Higham of Paris, AR had been a prisoner awaiting trial in the Logan County Jail. That was until June 28th when he and another inmate picked a lock with a toothbrush and escaped at around 4 a.m.
Sheriff Boyd Hicks had conducted a week long search that included federal, state, county and city law officers and other agencies including the Arkansas Department of Correction, the Office of Emergency Management and Arkansas State Parks. Helicopters and dog teams were brought in to aid in the search.
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| LOGAN CO. SHERIFF BOYD HICKS |
Hicks had concentrated the search for Higham west of Paris along an abandoned railroad bed. There were reports of a break-in of a trailer near the railroad bed and possible sightings over the succeeding days along the railroad bed, each farther west than the preceding report.
Despite bringing in helicopters for aerial searches and dogs to search for tracks or scent, none of the sightings was confirmed.
Searchers had run out of leads, and Hicks said Tuesday that he was meeting with the U.S. Marshals Service and the Arkansas State Police to possibly widen the search on the chance that Higham had left the area to reach family or friends in other parts of the state or in other states.
Despite bringing in helicopters for aerial searches and dogs to search for tracks or scent, none of the sightings was confirmed.
Searchers had run out of leads, and Hicks said Tuesday that he was meeting with the U.S. Marshals Service and the Arkansas State Police to possibly widen the search on the chance that Higham had left the area to reach family or friends in other parts of the state or in other states.
Sheriff Hicks was surprised when he received a call from Mitch's Place just outside Paris, AR telling him that Higham was at the tavern and wanted to turn himself in.
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| MITCH'S PLACE |
Apparently Higham has a thing for beer joints as he was arrested back in June 2015 hiding out at the Friendly Tavern in Scranton, AR.
When deputies arrived at Mitch's Place they were surprised to find a dirty and disheveled Higham sitting at the bar drinking a beer which had been given to him by the tavern's owner, Mitchell Ford. Deputies did not let Higham finish the beer before taking him back into custody. The beer Highman was drinking was reportedly a Bud Light.
We expect that tainted ABC Enforcement Director Boyce Hamlet will send J.C. Rider and his henchman underling Chris Boyd to investigate the matter.
We expect that tainted ABC Enforcement Director Boyce Hamlet will send J.C. Rider and his henchman underling Chris Boyd to investigate the matter.