Police arrested Brian Bliss Travis, 37, of Mena in the early morning hours Wednesday on drug charges.
Travis was the live-in boyfriend of Bethany Jo Wester, who disappeared early last week and her body was discovered Tuesday.
Polk County authorities will not confirm if Travis is a suspect or person of interest in the bodies being found connected to him in the past week.
Wednesday night, a Morgan Nick Alert was issued for Wester’s two children, Reilly James Scarbrough, age 10, and his sister Acelynn Carrie Wester, age 2.
Wester’s body was found Tuesday in a secluded Polk County location southeast of Cove in Polk County. The body of her uncle, 66-year-old Steven J. Payne was located at his residence in Hatfield on Thursday. The 2-year-old’s body was found Friday in the same area as her mother’s body.
Officials have confirmed all three deaths are being investigated as homicides and they are still searching for the 10-year-old boy.
Inside Fort Smith will continue to follow this breaking story.
Dennis W. McCaslin
Dennis McCaslin has been a longtime news and sports reporter for several media outlets in the Fort Smith area. He has also been a well known radio personality and play-by-play announcer for several years prior to joining InsideFortSmith.Com. He is the voice of the ArklahomaSports High School Game of the Week. E-mail: dennis@greatplainsdigital.com
