JACKSONVILLE, Ark. – The Faulkner County Sheriff’s Office reported arresting a Jacksonville man on Tuesday in connection with a Jacksonville death.
Authorities said 51-year-old Scott Minor of Jacksonville was arrested in connection with a fentanyl overdose death on April 4. Records show Minor is currently held in the Pulaski County Regional Detention Facility.
Minor is facing charges of death by delivery, officials said, and he is being held without bond.
The Centers for Disease Control’s most recent data shows fentanyl deaths are declining nationwide since an August 2023 peak. Arkansas is predicted to exhibit a 28.25% drop in deaths between November 2023 and November 2024 in the same study.