A former constable has been arrested in the death of a 59-year-old man in Benton County, the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported.
Grant Hardin, 48, is being held on a capital murder charge in the death of James Appleton, according to the newspaper.
County records show Hardin previously served two terms as constable in Benton County — one term from 2009 to 2010 and the latter from 2013 to 2014.
Appleton was found about 4:15 p.m. Thursday inside a white pickup on Gann Ridge Road between Garfield and Gateway, the sheriff’s office said. Authorities noted that he had a gunshot wound to his head.
Appleton’s body has been sent to the state Crime Laboratory in Little Rock for an autopsy.
Hardin, who has a listed home address in the 15600 block of Gann Ridge Road, remained at the Benton County jail as of Friday afternoon without bail, records show.
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette previously reported that a Grant Hardin of the same name and former title also held positions as a police officer in Fayetteville, Huntsville, Eureka Springs and the since-shuttered Gateway Police Department.
Additional information regarding the shooting death was not immediately available.
Read Saturday's Arkansas Democrat-Gazette for full details.
Information for this article was contributed by Brandon Howard of the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.