On June 9, 2025, Tameka Collins, 38, of Eudora pleaded guilty to one count of Medicaid fraud, a Class ‘C’ felony, and was ordered to pay a $500 fine, court costs, and restitution in the amount of $2,646.87 to the Medicaid Program, and serve 24 months of Suspended Imposition Sentence (SIS). Collins claimed to have provided personal care services to Medicaid recipients while she was working at the Arkansas Department of Corrections.
On June 9, 2025, Takobe Larry, 19, of Arkadelphia pleaded guilty to one count of abuse of adults, a Class ‘D’ felony, and ordered to pay a $700 fine, court costs, and serve 36 months of SIS. Larry was arrested after he was caught on camera using a utility vehicle to purposely run into and cause injury to a resident of the Arkadelphia Human Development Center.
On June 12, 2025, Monica Heaggans, 55, of Little Rock was arrested and charged with exploitation of an endangered or impaired person, a Class ‘B’ felony. Heaggans allegedly took thousands of dollars from an endangered person with reduced mental faculties.