Jurnee Taylor@_JurneeTaylor
#MISSINGPERSON: Sydney Sutherland is 5'3, 103 lbs, brown with blond hair.
She was last seen jogging in the area of State Hwy 18 between Newport and Grubbs at approximately 3 PM today. If you have any information regarding her location, contact the Jackson County Sheriff's Dept.
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7:51 PM · Aug 19, 2020·
Jurnee Taylor@_JurneeTaylor
Lucas says at this point they
do not have any solid leads other than her being sighted yesterday afternoon. He says they are working with authorities in neighboring counties such as Jonesboro PD and the Poinsett County Sheriffs office to track the places she visited yesterday.
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A UPS driver contacted the department saying he saw her yesterday around
2:30-3 pm on Jackson Co. Road 41. Sydney did have her phone and they have contacted AT&T.
9:40 AM · Aug 20, 2020 from Jonesboro, AR·
Jurnee Taylor@_JurneeTaylor
#UPDATE Jackson County officials are asking for anyone who may have traveled on
HWY 67 between 2-5pm, on Wednesday (8/19) to give them a call at 870-523-5842. If you saw anything “remotely suspicious” please let them know.
@Region8News
4:57 PM · Aug 20, 2020
Jurnee Taylor@_JurneeTaylor
#UPDATE: Sydney Sutherland’s
cellphone has been located. According to Jackson County Sheriff David Lucas,
her phone had no damage to it and was
found about a quarter mile from her home and HWY 67. The search has been suspended for the night because of safety reasons.
6:58 PM · Aug 20, 2020 from
Arkansas, USA·
Jurnee Taylor@_JurneeTaylor
Sheriff Lucas says
after finding her phone, they are confident that she was not hit by a car b/c of lack of evidence As far as abduction, he says “we have a 25-year-old young lady out there somewhere & we are not ruling anything out. We’re not going to leave anything unturned.”
7:06 PM · Aug 20, 2020
Logan Whaley@LoganWhaleyKAIT
I just got off the phone with Sheriff David Lucas. Here’s what I was told. —A press conference is being planned for 1:00 at the Sheriff’s Office. —No new information since last night. —
A crew is searching in the general area around County Roads 41, 42, and 43 near Hwy 18.
9:14 AM · Aug 21, 2020·
Logan Whaley@LoganWhaleyKAIT
Sheriff Lucas has been meeting with officials with the Arkansas State Police in Newport this morning.
9:15 AM · Aug 21, 2020
Logan Whaley@LoganWhaleyKAIT
Jackson County Emergency Management is asking for volunteers to help search for Sydney. There are notably less cars at the command center today than yesterday.
10:43 AM · Aug 21, 2020
Jurnee Taylor@_JurneeTaylor
Sheriff David Lucas is leading the press conference again today. He says the 8:30 am meeting with all agencies involved revolved around going over case notes. He says that is key in making sure they are all on the same page.
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11:12 AM · Aug 21, 2020 from Jonesboro, AR·Twitter for iPhone
Logan Whaley@LoganWhaleyKAIT
Law enforcement agencies have closed down County Roads 41 and 49. We’re waiting to confirm, but we’ve been hearing that a bracelet might have been found.
12:29 PM · Aug 21, 2020
Logan Whaley@LoganWhaleyKAIT
Newport and Tuckerman’s Fire Dept. have arrived to the command center. More cars are here now than this morning
12:34 PM · Aug 21, 2020
Logan Whaley@LoganWhaleyKAIT
Law enforcement agencies are
requesting Highway 18 to be cleared at this time.
1:06 PM · Aug 21, 2020
Whaley@LoganWhaleyKAIT
#BREAKING: Sheriff David Lucas has confirmed that a
body has been located. He did not confirm that it was Sutherland’s. He is at the scene now. We’ll pass along more information as we receive it.
1:03 PM · Aug 21, 2020
Logan Whaley RetweetedRegion 8 News@Region8News
BREAKING: In a Facebook post, the parents of Sydney Sutherland’s boyfriend, Alex, confirmed that the body found Friday was that of Sydney Sutherland’s, and that an arrest has been made.
Despite reporting from Little Rock, Sheriff Lucas called Region 8 to confirm that he did not and has not confirmed the body they found is Sutherlands. He said it's too early to be confirmed - doesn't want to make any mistakes in this investigation.
4:09 PM · Aug 21, 2020
Mitchell McCoy@MitchellMcCoy
No I have not. Sheriff tells me
no family members of the suspect have been arrested.
7:50 PM · Aug 21, 2020
Jurnee Taylor@_JurneeTaylor
#UPDATE Quake Lewellyn has been arrested and charged in the murder of Sydney Sutherland, according to sources close to Region 8 News.
#Correction in my previous tweet, Lewellyn was stated to be 25 . When asked, Sheriff Lucas told media he was 25. It is possible that is wrong.
2:12 PM · Aug 22, 2020 from Jonesboro, AR·
Jurnee Taylor@_JurneeTaylor
#UPDATE: Sheriff Lucas has shared with media that Quake Lewellyn, 28, was arrested & booked into the Jackson County Jail in connection to the death of Sydney Sutherland. Lewellyn is scheduled to have a first appearance in the Jackson County Circuit Court on Monday, Aug. 24, at 2P
3:06 PM · Aug 23, 2020
Arkansas Right2Know@ArkansasR2K
DNA testing from the Arkansas medical examiner's office has confirmed that a body found about 2 p.m. Friday is that of missing Jackson County resident Sydney Sutherland, 25, according to authorities.
6:04 AM · Aug 23, 2020
Mitchell McCoy@MitchellMcCoy
Judge says we can tweet but no video or photos allowed.
#sydneysutherland
11:56 AM · Aug 24, 2020
Jurnee Taylor@_JurneeTaylor
Judge Erwin also
only let 5 media individuals in the courtroom. Before adjourning he said “everyone has a job to do” asking media to respect his
no video or audio recordings. Also adding that he, too, has a job to do.
12:13 PM · Aug 24, 2020 from Newport, AR
Jurnee Taylor@_JurneeTaylor
An ASP agent has took the stand. He says Lewellyn admitted to seeing Sutherland
walking on CR 41. He then turned around and abducted her.
He took her to [3 miles] farmland and sexually assaulted her
then buried her body.
12:07 PM · Aug 24, 2020 from Newport
Jurnee Taylor@_JurneeTaylor
Erwin says Lewellyn will be
held without bond.
12:08 PM · Aug 24, 2020 from
Newport,
Jurnee Taylor@_JurneeTaylor
The court found probable cause for the charges of
capital murder, kidnapping and rape. Lewellyn will appear in Jackson County Circuit Court on
October 1st for arraignment. Again, he is being held WITHOUT bond.
@Region8News
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12:23 PM · Aug 24, 2020 from Newport, AR·
Jurnee Taylor@_JurneeTaylor
Sheriff Lucas says Lewellyn is now being
transported to the Randolph County Jail. They will go to pick him up every time there’s a hearing.
While Lewellyn was under
protective custody here in Jackson, he says that will be under the discretion of the Sheriff in Randolph County.
12:56 PM · Aug 24, 2020
Mitchell McCoy@MitchellMcCoy
I asked if he is being interviewed regarding any other cases. The prosecutor said not that he is aware of.
#sydneysutherland
2:29 PM · Aug 24, 2020
Mitchell McCoy@MitchellMcCoy
No. Cause of death has not been confirmed, prosecutor says.
#sydneysutherland
2:44 PM · Aug 24, 2020