January 30, 2025

PARAGOULD, Ark. — On Wednesday, January 29, 2025, around 7 p.m., Arkansas State Police (ASP) stopped a 2010 Chevrolet Tahoe on U.S. Highway 49 near the Highway 412 intersection for a traffic violation.

Troopers searched the vehicle and located 19 firearms, illegal marijuana, and methamphetamine. One of the firearms, a Ruger .223 rifle, was confirmed stolen from Alabama. A second firearm, a Ruger 22 revolver, had a defaced serial number.

Troopers arrested the driver, William Cook, 51, of Little River, Alabama, and the passenger, Tracy Riley, 54, of Paragould, and transported them to the Greene County Detention Center.

Cook is being held on felony charges of Possession of a Defaced Firearm, Possession of Controlled Substances, Theft by Receiving, and multiple traffic citations.

Riley is being held on felony Possession of Controlled Substances and other charges.