Robert Carter held on $200,000 bond; Jonesboro stop found 2.16 g marijuana
Robert L. Carter, 53, of Helena, was arrested after a Jonesboro traffic stop on 27 October 2026 and held on a $200,000 cash or surety bond; police said they found about 2.16 grams of suspected marijuana on him. He faces a misdemeanor marijuana possession charge alongside felony methamphetamine and drug-paraphernalia counts, and is due back in court on 16 December.
🇺🇸 600 block of Poplar Street, Jonesboro, Arkansas · Arkansas, United States
Robert L. Carter, 53, of Helena, was arrested after a Jonesboro traffic stop on
27 October 2026 and held on a $200,000 cash or surety bond.[1]Judge David
Boling found probable cause on 28 October.[2]
Officer Chaffin stopped Carter’s red Chevrolet Cruze in the 600 block of Poplar
Street after he turned from South Culberhouse Drive without signalling,
according to a probable cause affidavit.[2]Police allege Carter ran after the
officer tried to detain him, and the officer used a Taser.[2]A police dog was
deployed, and the affidavit alleges Carter fought it before its handler struck
him in the face to stop the struggle.[2]Carter was treated at St. Bernards
before being taken to the Craighead County Detention Center.[2]
Carter faces allegations of possessing marijuana, possessing methamphetamine
with intent to deliver and possessing drug paraphernalia, along with resisting
arrest, fleeing, driving on a suspended licence and failing to signal.[2]The
marijuana, resisting arrest and fleeing counts are misdemeanors; the
methamphetamine and paraphernalia counts are felonies.[2]The charges have not
been proven in court.[3]
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The 2.16 grams of marijuana and the methamphetamine weights are from a probable cause affidavit describing suspected drugs; no laboratory confirmation was reported.
No plea or trial outcome was reported; Carter is next due in court on 16 December 2026.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in Jonesboro Right Now: Carter would have to wear a GPS ankle monitor if released, and his next court appearance is set for 16 December.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in NEA Report: After the dog alerted on the car, officers found two bags of suspected methamphetamine weighing about 15.03 grams and 2.77 grams in a sock, along with digital scales and three phones.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in NEA Report: They also found about 2.16 grams of suspected marijuana on Carter, according to the affidavit.
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