PARAGOULD, Ark. — A 33-year-old Paragould man has been sentenced to 80 days in jail and three years of probation after pleading guilty to two felony charges stemming from a June disturbance in which he threatened to shoot another individual and attempted to hit him with a vehicle while his 7-year-old child was in the car.
Tanner Neal Stonehart entered a guilty plea on July 28 in Greene County Circuit Court to aggravated assault and first-degree terroristic threatening, both classified as Class D felonies, according to court records. As part of the sentencing, Circuit Judge Pam Honeycutt ordered Stonehart to serve 80 days at the Greene County Detention Center, with credit for 48 days already served. Stonehart is also required to complete 36 months of probation.
The charges stem from an incident reported on June 10 at approximately 3:17 p.m. in the 900 block of South 10th Street. According to a probable cause affidavit, police were informed that Stonehart had threatened to shoot a man and driven his vehicle toward the individual in an apparent attempt to strike him. Officers noted tire tracks in the yard where the incident occurred and documented redness on the alleged victim’s right calf, consistent with being struck by a vehicle.
Following the incident, Stonehart arrived at the Paragould Police Department with his 7-year-old child. During an interview, police reported that Stonehart admitted to threatening the victim and driving through the yard as described.
Under a plea agreement, prosecutors dropped a misdemeanor charge of second-degree endangering the welfare of a minor. The court also pursued deferred adjudication for the remaining felony charges. This means no formal judgment of guilt was entered, and Stonehart could petition to have the charges dismissed and the case sealed if he successfully complies with the terms of his probation.
Additionally, Judge Honeycutt ordered Stonehart to avoid any contact with the alleged victim and to pay associated court costs and fees.