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Arkansas Department of Corrections Major Ivory McDaniel Arrested on Multiple Felony Charges

Mugshot of  ADC Major Ivory McDaniel


According to booking records, Ivory Truall McDaniel was arrested early this morning by Little Rock cops after he beat 23 year old year Joshua Bess with a pair of brass knuckles (an illegal weapon in Arkansas) and stole the cellphone of a 26 year old Tamisha Patton out of her hand while she was calling the police to report the attack on Bess. McDaniel fled the scene at the Arbors of Pleasant Valley apartment complex on Hinson Loop Road and was apprehended by LRPD cops at another apartment complex on Green Mountain Drive. 

McDaniel faces three Class D felony charges and one misdemeanor charge.


McDaniel is a Major with the Arkansas Department of Correction at the Varner Unit located south of Pine Bluff.



We reached out to the Department of Corrections for comments, but they had not responded to our request at the time of publication.

McDaniel appeared before Little Rock District Court Judge Jill Stewart Camps at 9:00AM today and pleaded not guilty to all charges. 

McDaniel was released on a $10,000 bond with a non-expiring contact order (Joshua Bess and Tamisha Patton).

A review hearing was set for January 16, 2026 at 9:00 AM. 

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This is not McDaniel's first time to be a criminal defendant. We've sent a AFOIA request to St. Francis County for copies of the court file.



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