November 8, 2024
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — On Friday November 8, 2024, former Lowell Police Officer Roy E. Mitchell, 46, pleaded guilty to three counts of Second-Degree Sexual Assault in Washington County Circuit Court.
Mitchell was sentenced to 120 days in the Washington County Detention Center, 20 years of probation, and must register as a sex offender.
Mitchell must also surrender his law enforcement certification.
On Thursday, October 5, 2023, Arkansas State Police (ASP) arrested Mitchell, charging him with two counts of Second-Degree Sexual Assault. Mitchell, who was terminated immediately prior to arrest, was transported to the Washington County Detention Center.
ASP’s Criminal Investigation Division opened an investigation on September 22, 2023, following a call to the ASP Crimes Against Children Division Hotline. The Lowell Police Department placed Mitchell on administrative leave at that time.