Thursday, October 13, 2011
Police beat Alice Walton arrested in Texas for DWI UPDATE
Posted By Max Brantley on Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 10:39 AM
She was convicted in a DWI case in Springdale in 1998. She was involved in a fatal accident in 1989, but no charges were filed.
The Weatherford Democrat broke the news. Here's the full newspaper account. The report said:
Typically, jail book-in information and a head shot picture are published on the Parker County Jail website within hours of an arrest in Parker County. However, Walton’s arrest information and mug shot did not appear to be published on the Parker County Jail website until a call was made to the Parker County Sheriff’s Office from a Democrat reporter Wednesday afternoon.Parker County Sheriff Larry Fowler said as far as he knows, the information was published on the website all along and wasn’t aware there was an issue viewing the information on the website.
“There’s no conspiracy,” Fowler said.
The information and mugshot are available on the web now.
Timing is unfortunate. Walton, daughter of Walmart founder Sam Walton, is to be part of multiple activities leading up to and including the opening Nov. 11 of the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville. The Walton family has given at least $2.4 billion to underwrite the museum.
UPDATE: A spokesman for Walton has issued a statement in which she takes responsibility for the incident.
“Ms. Walton was pulled over by a patrolman with the Department of Public Safety for driving 71 mph in an unattended 55 mph construction zone,” Walton’s attorny, Dee J. Kelly, said in a statement. “She was returning home from a birthday dinner with friends at a Fort Worth restaurant. She accepts full responsibility for this unfortunate incident and deeply regrets it.”
From the ArkTimes store
Comments (59)
Showing 1-50 of 59
More by Max Brantley
-
Womack gets questions. He doesn't answer
The resistance mustered a turnout for a rare public appearance by U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, which meant a ferry ride from Peel, Ark., and a drive almost to Missouri. He didn't seem happy to see them.
- Aug 22, 2017
-
Democratic Party calls for resignation of Jake Files
The Arkansas Democratic Party says Republican Sen. Jake Files of Fort Smith should resign over news about handling of state General Improvement Fund money that wound up with him, not the project for which it was intended.
- Aug 22, 2017
-
Rutledge touts effort to allow discrimination against gay people
Attorney General Leslie Rutledge is braying about her intervention in yet another out-of-state lawsuit — this one to protect a Washington state florist who doesn't want to sell flowers to gay people for use at their wedding.
- Aug 22, 2017
- More »
Readers also liked…
-
Judge Griffen: Why black lives matter
Another few words from Judge Wendell Griffen growing from the controversy over the sale of Black Lives Matter T-shirts at the state black history museum — removed by the administration and restored after protests from Griffen and others stirred by a story in the Arkansas Times:
- Mar 13, 2016
-
More on how highways were used to wipe out "blight" of non-white neighborhoods
Vox, a news website that concerns itself with energy and other issues, has a fine piece, including before and after images, on the history of the U.S. interstate system and why roads were built through the middle of cities (unless people of influence stopped them — see Manhattan, San Francisco and Washington, D.C.)
- Mar 22, 2016
-
LR speakers blast state board for double standard
A series of speakers, beginning with Sen. Joyce Elliott, denounced what they saw as a hidden agenda favoring charter schools at the state Department of Education and asked the state Board of Education for return of local control.
- May 12, 2016
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
RT @TyThomason: NEW: Gurdon closes school tomorrow for ongoing water issue. It's the third time class has been released early or canceled s…
KARK4News
How to navigate the AR legal system as a domestic violence victim https://t.co/CmcQVXwXSE
KATV News
'Belly Beads' May Help Increase Arkansas Breastfeeding Rate https://t.co/PXzj916S4X #ARNews https://t.co/dby3K9DG9l
Fox16 News
Bourbon, pizzas and now spaghetti sauce cover Arkansas roads
KAIT8.com
Most Viewed
-
Troubles mount for Sen. Jake Files. Maybe others, too
Sen. Jakes Files has serious problems, based on an FBI affidavit filed Monday in Fort Smith. One new question is how many other legislators have problems based on spending of state surplus money?
-
Democratic Party calls for resignation of Jake Files
The Arkansas Democratic Party says Republican Sen. Jake Files of Fort Smith should resign over news about handling of state General Improvement Fund money that wound up with him, not the project for which it was intended.
-
Womack gets questions. He doesn't answer
The resistance mustered a turnout for a rare public appearance by U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, which meant a ferry ride from Peel, Ark., and a drive almost to Missouri. He didn't seem happy to see them.
-
Artist Dale Chihuly's court battle
Dale Chihuly, the visionary artist whose work is currently on exhibit at Crystal Bridges, is the subject of a New York Times feature today about an ongoing court battle and the condition of the 75-year-old artist.
-
Confederate memories of a Southern boy
Confederate memories. How a Son of the South went wrong — or right, depending on your point of view.
Most Recent Comments
-
Re: Womack gets questions. He doesn't answer
Boss Womack certainly doesn't have to answer ANYBODY'S QUESTIONS since he is a Certified Teapubliban…
-
on August 22, 2017
-
Re: Rutledge touts effort to allow discrimination against gay people
What's the deal with her obsession with all things gay????
-
on August 22, 2017
-
Re: Confederate memories of a Southern boy
I doubt introspection is one of baker's strong suits.
- on August 22, 2017
Top Commenters
Blogroll
Site Index
News
Cover Story / Arkansas Reporter / The Week That Was / The Observer / Editorial / Max Brantley / Ernest Dumas / Gene Lyons / Jay Barth / Words / Guest Writer / Letters
Entertainment
A&E Feature / To-Do List / In Brief / Movie Reviews / Music Reviews / Theater Reviews / A&E News / Art Notes / Media / Dining Reviews / Dining Guide / Calendar / Gallery Listings
This Week's Cover
Quick Links
Special Publications
RSS
Facebook
Twitter
