Message From The Sheriff
MESSAGE FROM SHERIFF
SHANE JONES  ( read )
Phone:
Emergency: 911
24 Hrs Non-Emergency:
479-968-2558
Detention Center:
479-968-5599
Crime Tips:
479-968-6545
Address:
#3 Emergency Lane
Russellville, AR 72802
Administrative Office Hours:
8:00am - 4:30pm M-F
04/19/2018

Shiloh Road Deaths

On Tuesday, April 17, at approximately 10:14 a.m., Pope County Dispatch received a call from a residence at 1318 Shiloh Road. Upon arrival, deputies entered the residence and found two bodies identified as Keith Cogswell and Leanna Cogswell. Both individuals were deceased of apparent gunshot wounds. Both bodies were sent to the state crime lab to establish manner of death. It was determined by the medical examiner that the manner of death of Leanna Cogswell was homicide and the manner of death of Keith Cogswell was suicide. The Pope County Sheriff’s Office is investigating this incident as a murder/suicide.
Pope County Sheriff Shane Jones would like to thank the assisting agencies; Russellville Police Department, Arkansas State Police and Pope County Coroner’s Office.