Incident does not pose threat to community

Police lights are shown in this file photo.
Police lights are shown in this file photo.

Pea Ridge Police and emergency personnel from the Fire-EMS Department were dispatched to a residence in the city for a physical disturbance in progress about 1:25 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 3.

As a result of a social media post by the Fire Department, the Police Department received numerous inquiries expressing concern about the safety of the community because of a possible gunshot or stabbing victim.

Officials with the Pea Ridge Police Department assure all residents that there is no danger to the community as a result of this incident and that it was an isolated domestic issue. A suspect is in custody, according to Lt. John Langham, Pea Ridge Police public information officer.

As a result of the investigation, a juvenile male was taken into custody. A knife was involved in the physical altercation which occurred inside a home between the juvenile and another family member. While an ambulance was automatically dispatched, medical treatment was declined by the victim, who was not seriously injured.

Because the defendant is a juvenile, no further information can be released at this time, Langham said.