Cody Wallace

Sheriff Roger Vickers reports the arrest of Cody Dean Wallace. Wallace was arrested on May 13, 2014 on a Marion County warrant. Cody Wallace turned himself into the Sheriff’s office shortly after 5 pm. Wallace is charged with Criminal attempt to commit Murder in the first degree a class A felony, and Burglary Residential a class B felony. Wallace will make his first court appearance in Marion County Circuit Court on May 14, 2014, for his arraignment.

The arrest is a result of an investigation by the Arkansas State Police from an incident that happened on October 14, 2012. The Marion County Sheriff responded to a residence in Yellville where a subject had been cut with a knife. When officers arrived they found where the victim, Neil Blevins from Harrison Arkansas had been asleep in a camper trailer and someone had entered the camper and had cut his throat. Blevins was transported to a local hospital to be treated for his injuries.

Bond for Cody Wallace was set at $250,000.00. Wallace is currently being held in the Marion County jail.

Marion County Sheriff Roger Vickers