June 11, 2025
MOUNT IDA, Ark. — The victim in a Mount Ida murder has been identified as Kevin Smalling, 53, from Mount Ida.
On Saturday, June 7, 2025, Arkansas State Police Criminal Investigation Division Special Agents arrested Billy Walden, 53, of Mount Ida, in connection with Smalling’s death.
Smalling’s remains were found near Walden’s property in Mount Ida. Walden has been charged with First-Degree Murder, Abuse of a Corpse, Kidnapping, Tampering with Physical Evidence, Refusal to Submit to Arrest, and Fleeing.
Walden is currently being held on a $1 million bond at the Montgomery County Detention Center.