On May 6, 2021, Searcy County Sheriff Kenny Cassell, Marshall Police Department Officer Kevin Ward and Searcy County Chief Deputy Dewayne Pierce received a tip that a wanted fugitive from Kansas was in Searcy County, in the South Mountain Road area.

  The fugitive, Alana Snyder, age 27, was wanted in Kansas for the charges of unlawful possession of methamphetamine, unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, transporting open container, possession of marijuana and interference with law enforcement, with a Kansas bond of $45,000.00.

  Snyder was located at a residence on South Mountain Road, where she was arrested without incident. Snyder is currently housed at the Searcy County Detention Center awaiting extradition back to Kansas.