On Thursday, the Phillips County Sheriff’s Office received multiple calls reporting a 38-year-old man making statements and live-streaming from a location where he did not have permission to be, according to a media release from the Phillips County Sheriff's office. The property owner requested that the individual be removed.
Deputies located the individual identified in booking records as Steven E. Walker and observed him discharging fireworks toward the street. No vehicle damage was reported at this time.
Walker was taken into custody. During the arrest and transport process, Walker physically resisted, made threats toward law enforcement, struck a deputy with his leg, spit, and head-butted another deputy. While being repositioned for transport, Walker bit a deputy, breaking the skin.
Walker was transported to the Phillips County Jail and placed in secure holding pending further evaluation.
The injured deputy was treated at the hospital for minor injuries and released, with follow-up care scheduled.
Formal charges against Walker are pending review by the Phillips County Attorney’s Office. He is currently being held with no bond, according to online jail records.
A statement on community support from the Phillips County Sheriff
During Thursday’s incident on Main Street, several members of the public stopped to check on our deputies and asked if assistance was needed.
We want the community to know that we genuinely appreciate that support. Public safety is a shared responsibility, and it means a great deal to our office when citizens show concern for the safety of our deputies, neighbors, and the community as a whole.
Thank you for continuing to stand behind the deputies and staff of the Phillips County Sheriff’s Office.