Hot Spring County sheriff arrested on federal warrant alleging obstruction of justice

Hot Spring County Sheriff Scott Finkbeiner was released from jail today after being arrested on a federal charge of obstruction of justice in a case that federal prosecutors say involved illegal drugs, sex and intimidation of a confidential informant.



Authorities contend Finkbeiner, 46, was trying to obstruct an undercover narcotics investigation involving methamphetamine, which he was allegedly using at the time.

Finkbeiner agreed to a $5,000 unsecured bond shortly after a federal magistrate judge in Fort Smith denied a prosecutor’s request that the sheriff be jailed until trial. Magistrate Judge Mark Ford ordered Finkbeiner to refrain from the use of illegal narcotics, the excessive use of alcohol, and the possession of weapons, including firearms. Prosecutors noted firearms are readily available to a sheriff.

Finkbeiner participated in the online hearing from the Saline County jail in Benton where he had been held since FBI agents arrested him Thursday.

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