News

Fourth arrest made in connection to downtown Jonesboro fight

Photo: Contributed/Craighead County Sheriff's Office


Jonesboro, AR – (JonesboroRightNow.com) – A fourth person has been arrested in connection with a fight in downtown Jonesboro earlier this month.

Dashawn Cortez Pruitt, 29, of Steele, MO, appeared before District Judge Tommy Fowler on Oct. 22, who found probable cause to charge him with first-degree battery, a class B felony. Pruitt was arrested after police said he was involved in a fight that occurred Oct. 5.

According to the affidavit, officers found two victims who appeared to have been beaten and required urgent medical attention. At the scene, multiple people were arrested due to interfering with officers’ duties, not the victims’ injuries, the affidavit said.

During their investigation, police reviewed video footage, which they said showed Pruitt kicking one victim in the head while he was face down on the ground, surrounded by other people kicking him. Pruitt was also seen kicking the other victim after he tried to run away, was pushed down, and was in a fetal position.

Video shared online showed Pruitt standing over the victim after most people had left the scene, the affidavit said. According to the affidavit, Pruitt then kicked the victim’s head while calling him a “racial slang.”

Pruitt was identified through his appearance and by a witness, and he was arrested Oct. 20.

Fowler set bond at $75,000 cash/surety for Pruitt. He also ordered Pruitt to have no contact with the victims.

Pruitt is scheduled to be back in court on Dec. 16.

Three other suspects, 21-year-old Tawonn Donshae Amerson, of Steele, MO., 21-year-old Mark Jones, and 19-year-old Mataiya Sky Phillips, were also seen in video participating in the fight, according to court documents. They each face first-degree battery charges and are also due back in court Dec. 16.

This Week in Jonesboro

Recent Headlines

10 hours ago in National, Trending

US employers added a surprisingly strong 178,000 jobs last month, rebounding from a weak February

American employers added a surprisingly strong 178,000 new jobs last month, rebounding from a dismal February. And the unemployment...

10 hours ago in National, Trending

The Latest: US and Israel are trying to rescue fighter jet crew in Iran, Israeli source says

The U.S. military launched a rescue operation Friday after Iranian state media reported that an American fighter jet went down and at least...

2 days ago in Entertainment, National, Trending

The Latest: Artemis II fully fueled for NASA’s historic return to the moon

NASA's launch team has loaded more than 700,000 gallons of fuel into the 32-story Space Launch System rocket, setting the stage for the Artemis II mission crew members to board...

2 days ago in Entertainment, Music

Megan Thee Stallion takes 2 Broadway shows off after illness during ‘Moulin Rouge!’

Megan Thee Stallion was rushed to the hospital after "feeling very ill" while onstage on Broadway in "Moulin Rouge! The Musical." She later took to social media to explain...

2 days ago in Entertainment, Music

Bruce Springsteen brings ‘Streets of Minneapolis’ home as he launches US tour with ‘War’

Bruce Springsteen was in a defiant but upbeat mood as he returned Tuesday night to the "Streets of Minneapolis" to launch his latest...