SCOTT COUNTY, Ark — The Arkansas State Police are now investigating the murders of two Scott County residents whose bodies were discovered Monday (Aug. 24) inside a residence south of Waldron.
Special Agents of the State Police Criminal Investigation Division were requested by the Scott County Sheriff to conduct the investigation.
The sheriff’s department received a phone call around 1 a.m. Monday from an individual who stated he had cut his foot and needed assistance.
A Sheriff’s Deputy was dispatched to the home and after arriving found the murder victims in a bedroom.
The bodies of Bobby Slagle, 81, and his wife, Martha, 69, were discovered in a bedroom at the residence.
A sheriff’s deputy dispatched to the home later arrested Dustin Wayne Shores, 35, who was found inside the residence. Shores is being held at the Scott County Detention Center awaiting the filing of formal criminal charges.
The investigation into the murders is ongoing and more information is expected to be released soon.