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In January 2016, we were one of the first outlets to report that the Governor's eldest son, Asa William Hutchinson, III had been arrested for DWI.  It was his third DWI arrest.  CLICK TO VIEW OUR FIRST POST ABOUT ASA III Asa III was found guilty of Driving while Intoxicated, Careless and Prohibited Driving and Refusal to Submit to Chemical Testing on December 5, 2016. Asa III has appealed that judgment. And a hearing has been set for July 24, 2017 on the appeal. Readers will also recall that we reported in June of last year that Asa III had been arrested for possession of illegal drugs when he tried to enter the Hangout Music Festival in Gulf Shores, Alabama on May 21, 2016.   CLICK TO READ OUR POST ABOUT ASA III'S DRUG ARREST IN ALABAMA   Asa III was able to get a sweet deal, usually only given to individuals under the age of 25. Asa III got a break and was given Pre Trial Diversion at the request of the prosecutor.  Smell a rat or the Good Ole Boy System?...

Did Asa III's booting from the law firm of outgoing ABC Administration Director Bud Roberts brother play a part in his exit from the agency?  Check back on Tuesday, May 30th for the updates.  In the meantime check out our previous posts about Asa III. http://badaralcoholcontol.blogspot.com/2016/01/governors-son-arrested-for-another-dwi.html http://badaralcoholcontol.blogspot.com/2016/06/emails-to-blog-and-asa-hutchinson-iii.html

MARY ROBIN CASTEEL - SHE QUIT THE ABC AND THEN WAS APPOINTED INTERIM DIRECTOR Mary Robin Casteel, who submitted her resignation from the Arkansas Alcoholic Beverage Control Division on May 19th is staying on to serve as the agency's interim director. Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced Friday that Mary Robin Casteel had agreed to stay on and temporarily head the agency after Bud Roberts announced his resignation as its director effective June 15. Casteel and Milton Lueken another attorney for the board had submitted their resignations this month. The 38-year-old Casteel joined the agency in 2013. ABC regulates the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages in Arkansas and will also regulate medical marijuana dispensaries and cul...

We broke the news yesterday of the unprecedented resignation of the three top positions in the Alcoholic Beverage Control Administration, Director Bud Roberts and the two staff attorneys, Mary Robin Casteel and Milton Lueken. Our email blast to other news media about the event resulted in a flurry of calls to the ABC, the DFA and the governor's office. We have been told that ABC employees were mystified as to how quickly we posted the information ant that tainted ABC Enforcement Director Boyce Hamlet suggested that they sweep the ABC offices for listening devices.  Might check your phones for malware too while you are at it Boyce. A story published in today's edition of the Arkansas Democrat - Gazette, quotes Lueken saying that Roberts was actually fired. The Arkansas Times has speculated that there were concerns about goings on at the ABC, but the concerns were with ABC Enforcement, not ABC Administration. Truth be told. most ABC employees, even the Enforcement Agents, would...

  ROBERT HENDRIX - USED ACCESS TO COPS ONLY SYSTEM FOR PROFIT A former Benton County deputy and former Springdale Police officer has pleaded guilty to one felony count of tampering with a witness and a misdemeanor count of release of unauthorized information.      Robert Hendrix was sentenced to six years probation and 120 hours (15 eight-hour days) of community service that needs to be completed in the next three years.    In 2016, Hendrix was investigated for using Justice Exchange for a private investigation service.      According to the arrest affidavit, Justice Exchange is a database that allows law enforcement to obtain sensitive information like social security numbers, addresses, drivers license photos and date of birth.  Hendrix was investigated for using a Benton County Sheriff's Office account for Justice Exchange for his private investigation service called One Twin Legal Services.  When questioned by the ...

We have received information and confirmation that ABC Administration Director Bud Roberts, along with the two staff attorneys Milton Lueken and Mary Robin Casteel, have submitted their resignations. BUD ROBERTS - ABC ADMINISTRATION DIRECTOR MILTON LUEKEN - ABC STAFF ATTORNEY MARY ROBIN CASTEEL - ABC STAFF ATTORNEY We have sent a request to DFA mouthpiece Jake Bleed for additional details.   JAKE BLEED   We were hoping that it would be tainted ABC Enforcement Director Boyce Hamlet.   The pending illegal exaction suit against him will no doubt spur his on as well. Stay tuned for updates.  ***UPDATE 5/25/17 2:25PM*** We received a response from Jake Bleed, Communications Director for the Department of Finance and Administration, the parent agency of the ABC.  Here are the resignation letters of Roberts, Lueken and Casteel. You can bet that there is more to these three leaving at the same time that you can glean from these letters.

BOYCE HAMLET SHOWS OFF HIS FASHION SENSELESSNESS

City Manager Bruce Moore was not at the Little Rock Board of Directors meeting on May 16, 2017. He was not present to listen to the Reverend Benny Johnson, founder and director of Arkansas Stop the Violence speak to Mayor Stodola and board members about his and the community's growing concerns about LRPD Chief Kenton Buckner. Take a second and watch Rev. Johnson's remarks to the LRBOD. ************ This is the letter that was sent to Rev. Johnson and many other individuals in Little Rock. This is the mailer that was sent to every household in Little Rock that features a uniformed Chief Buckner endorsing the failed funding measure of the state controlled Little Rock Public School district. The group that paid for this mailer was headed by Gary Smith, who is a Little Rock businessman (Glass Erectors, Inc.), a former president of Bank of America, Inc. operations in Arkansas and a Little Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce executive. Smith is often the frontman for Chamber backed in...