Man Arrested After Making Death Threats

Rangers were notified of a dispute among contract employees working on the rehabilitation of historic structures on Bath House Row on the morning of Wednesday, May 16th. They found that a man had made death threats against two other contract employees and that he’d then left the area. The threatened employees reported the incident, then departed to file protection orders. Rangers instituted incident scene safety precautions and learned that the man had fled to the city of Malvern, about 20 miles west of Hot Springs. There he confronted his employer and other employees and made threatening statements. At least one of the employees considered that she was being held against her will and advised that she believed that the man was armed. Malvern officers responded and took the man into custody without incident after a short standoff. He’s to appear before a federal judge. The man has prior convictions for rape, statutory rape and aggravated robbery. Federal charges of failing to register as a sex offender and assault are pending. Ranger Luke Johnson is heading the investigation.