A 34-year-old River Valley man has been sentenced to 20 years in the Arkansas Department of Corrections after pleading guilty to eight felonies and one misdemeanor across two criminal cases in Crawford County. Michael Brennon Hittner entered the plea agreement on October 20 in Crawford County Circuit Court. Under the terms of the agreement, Hittner will serve his sentence without the possibility of parole.
Hittner’s convictions include two counts of first-degree terroristic threatening, unlawful distribution of sexual images or recordings, kidnapping, aggravated residential burglary, aggravated assault on a family or household member, first-degree endangering the welfare of a minor, first-degree criminal mischief, and refusal to submit to arrest.
The charges stem from two separate cases. One case involved allegations reported to the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office in October 2025. According to an affidavit, a woman accused Hittner of harassment through phone messages. She reported that he had contacted her 45 times and sent additional messages, threatening to visit her residence with a firearm and distribute explicit footage of her online. A bench warrant was issued on December 11, 2025, charging Hittner with terroristic threatening and unlawful distribution of sexual images or recordings. He was formally charged in that case in March 2026.
The second case relates to an alleged incident on March 18, 2026. According to court documents, Hittner was accused of kidnapping and endangering the welfare of minors and other family members. Details about the incident were not disclosed in the documents, and the victims’ identities remain confidential. Hittner was arrested on the same day and booked into the Crawford County Detention Center on a $1.05 million bond. On March 24, formal charges were filed in both cases, and the court issued no-contact orders involving four individuals, including two adults and two minors.
Hittner initially entered a not guilty plea on March 25 before deciding to accept the plea agreement reached in October. He will serve the 20-year sentence for his convictions without the possibility of parole.