September 2, 2025
HAMPTON, Ark. — At the request of the Hampton Police Department (HPD), the Arkansas State Police (ASP) Criminal Investigation Division (CID) is investigating the death of a Hampton woman on Sunday, August 31, 2025.
At approximately 6 a.m., HPD officers and emergency medical personnel responded to a residence in the 600 block of South 2nd Street regarding a reported assault. Upon arrival, first responders found Katherine Brice, 62, of Hampton, unconscious with injuries. Brice was transported to UAMS in Little Rock, where she succumbed to her injuries Sunday evening.
Following an ASP CID investigation, Special Agents arrested Roderick Freemont, 55, charging him with First-Degree Murder. Freemont was taken into custody and booked at the Calhoun County Detention Center.