Thomas Earnest Harvey

Jeremy Lee Thorgensen

Bethany Nicole Williams

     Three people were arrested this morning when authorities conducted a probation home visit and search at 699 CR 56, the residence of THOMAS EARNEST HARVEY, at approximately 8:00 AM.

     During this search, officers found methamphetamine (approximately 1.2 grams), drug paraphernalia (syringes and smoking pipes), and firearms, all of which were seized and taken into evidence.  As a result of this search, officers arrested the following persons and transported them to the Baxter County Detention Center.

THOMAS EARNEST HARVEY, 58 years old of rural Mountain Home, charged with:

Possession of Controlled Substance – Felony
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia – Felony
Possession of Firearm by Certain Persons (convicted felon) – Felony
Possession of Defaced Firearm – Felony
Probation Violation – Felony

     Bond for THOMAS HARVEY is $50,000, and he will appear in Circuit Court on December 4^th.

JEREMY LEE THORGENSEN, 36 years old of rural Mountain Home, charged with:

Possession of Controlled Substance – Felony

     Bond for JEREMY THORGENSEN is $5,000, and he will appear in Circuit Court on December 4^th.

BETHANY NICOLE WILLIAMS, 25 years old of rural Mountain Home, charged with:

Possession of Drug Paraphernalia – Felony
Probation Violation – Felony

     Bond for BETHANY WILLIAMS is $2,500, and she will also appear in Circuit Court on December 4^th.  In addition to the drug paraphernalia found during the search of the residence, BETHANY WILLIAMS was also found to be in possession of a methamphetamine smoking pipe when searched at the detention center.

     Agencies participating in the search and arrests were the Sheriff’s Office, Mountain Home Police, and Arkansas Department of Community Corrections.

/s/ John F. Montgomery,
Baxter County Sheriff