cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/6409191

LOWELL – Arkansas State Police on Thursday arrested Lowell Police Officer Roy Eugene Mitchell, 45, on two counts of second-degree sexual assault.

The Lowell Police Department terminated Mitchell immediately before his arrest, the state police announcement of the arrest said and the Lowell Police Department confirmed.

The two victims were both minors, said Matt Durrett, Washington County’s prosecuting attorney.