Man missing in woods with rope and possible firearm

Heard on: Polk County / Mena Public Safety

01:38

This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

00:00

Can I have you guys head out to (number withheld) Highway 8 West? I have a report of a potentially suicidal individual that went out in the forest behind there with a rope.

00:13

RPC, he might be with someone that may also have a firearm.

00:19

Received (number withheld).

00:23

Four (number withheld) highway eight west.

00:29

Highway 8 West

00:30

00:40

Twenty.

00:43

Myself and 03:10 are on 41 and eight west.

00:52

Okay, ten four.

00:53

I'll 19 out that way with y'all.

00:56

Deputy, be advised, he's been gone for about forty-five minutes.

01:09

Hello.

01:12

Three ten.

01:19

Any deputies be advised, my RP may be leaving her residence to go out fast to look for him as well.

01:26

We'll be a female.

01:28

Tell her to stand by, we're only a minute out.

01:33

I did. I don't know if she listened to me or not.

01:36

I'm telling her to stand by, wait for you.

2026-09-30 00:45 UTC

Medical Emergency

AR-8, Mena, AR 71953

Man missing in woods with rope and possible firearm

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Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, deputies were sent to a residence near Highway 8 West for a report of a possibly suicidal man who went into the nearby forest with a rope and may be with another person who could have a firearm. The caller was advised to wait for deputies to arrive.

Man missing in woods with rope and possible firearm

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