November 19, 2025
JONESBORO, Ark. — On Tuesday, November 18, 2025, former Jonesboro Police Department Officer Joseph Tucker Harris, 29, of Hickman, Kentucky, pleaded guilty in Craighead County Circuit Court to the felony of Filing a False Report with a Law Enforcement Agency and the misdemeanor of Third-Degree Battery. These charges stemmed from an incident in August 2024, involving excessive force against a detainee.
Craighead County Circuit Judge Scott Ellington sentenced Harris to 120 days of confinement and 48 months of probation. He will serve 30 days in the Craighead County Detention Center and the remaining 90 days under monitored home confinement.
On August 15, 2024, 2nd Judicial District Prosecuting Attorney Sonia Hagood requested an investigation by Arkansas State Police (ASP) into an incident that occurred one week earlier that involved Harris and the use of force against a detainee.
ASP Criminal Investigation Division Special Agents arrested Harris on January 21, 2025.