January 31st, 2019
Crawford County- A woman from Van Buren has been arrested and now faces serious charges following the discovery of a body near the Arkansas/Oklahoma line.
According to a press release, Deputies with the Crawford County Sheriff’s office were dispatched to the Dripping Springs Cemetery in reference to a body found lying on the ground around 10:30 AM on January 30th, 2019. The body was identified as Gabriel Quispe, 49, of Fort Smith.
Jessica Howard, 24, of Van Buren was developed as a person of interest and was later located in Fort Smith. Howard reportedly has a child with Quispe according the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office.
Investigators with the Crawford County Sheriffs Office, with assistance from the Fort Smith Police Department and Arkansas State Police, arrested Howard later in the afternoon.
Howard was charged with Capital Murder and is being held in the Crawford County Justice Center without bond.
The Crawford County Sheriffs Office says additional charges may be filed as the case progresses.