GUILTY AR - Sydney Sutherland, 25, found deceased, Jackson Co., went for a jog, 19 Aug 2020 *ARREST* #2

[JudgeJoe]

She filed on the 26th. 5 days after the arrest

Good for her. So many wives stand by their man. She’s smart to cut her losses & get out as fast as she can. At least I hope that’s what she’s doing.

 

[Seattle1]

 

[Seattle1]

She filed on the 26th. 5 days after the arrest

Given that QL is incarcerated, it looks like he gets 60 days to respond to her complaint (versus 30).

 

[Clair Louise]

Sure is a rabbit hole to go down. Looks like the previous ex husband had been harassing them as recently as March of this year. Might have contributed to Quake's aggression.

Yeah?

 

[bestill]

Just an opinion and observation, I knew that his wife was older than him but I thought it was much more than 4 years. She's only 32, as stated in the court docs, looks like life has been hard on her, hope she can move on from this and find a man that will treat her well.

 

[Cyber sleuth]

Just an opinion and observation, I knew that his wife was older than him but I thought it was much more than 4 years. She's only 32, as stated in the court docs, looks like life has been hard on her, hope she can move on from this and find a man that will treat her well.

I truly hope and pray her daughters were not abused.

 

[Blondie in Spokane]

From the article:
“There are too many people in this area that know Quake Lewellyn was a troubled soul,” he said. “The truth will come out. And when it does, God help us all.”

Yikes *shudder*

Wow, that’s really ominous. Shudder is right....

 

[Gardenista]

Friends: Woman's slaying is madness

 

[Seattle1]

Friends: Woman's slaying is madness

Sept 6, 2020

NEWPORT -- Sydney Sutherland had a delicate touch and a strong backbone.

"She was a petite, little thing, but she was spunky," said La Donna Johnston, who worked with Sutherland. "She had the most beautiful smile. It was very inviting."

[..]

A standout beauty, Sutherland had a reputation for having an unwavering devotion to her patients. She was at her best caring for the elderly, her colleagues said.

Everyone who knew her well expected a long, happy career for her.

[..]

Authorities said Sutherland was out for a walk, or possibly a run, the afternoon of Aug. 19 along Arkansas 18, when she was abducted and killed. Her body was found the next day a short distance from her Newport-area home. The suspect in her death, Quake Lewellyn, 28, is charged with capital murder, rape and kidnapping.

The lead agencies in the investigation of her death are the Jackson County sheriff's office and the Arkansas State Police. Bill Sadler, an Arkansas State Police spokesman, wouldn't comment on the investigation.

[..]

Authorities said Lewellyn admitted to killing Sutherland after he was taken in for questioning. Lucas said Lewellyn reportedly saw Sutherland when he drove by in his truck. At one point, he doubled back, got out of the truck and attacked her, according to reports.

"That's our understanding," Lucas said.

[..]

SMALL-TOWN GIRL

Sutherland grew up in Tuckerman, a small town in Jackson County with a population of less than 1,700.

[..]

"She was such a hard worker. She never sat down."

Johnston, who is the hospital's administrator, said counseling services are being offered to the hospital staff.

Lucas said he has been actively involved in the investigation, along with two of his major cases detectives and the Arkansas State Police.

It has been a difficult two weeks for Lucas, who has been the sheriff in Jackson County for 16 years.

"I knew her, and I know her family," Lucas said. He described her as a "young, vibrant lady" who was well-liked by everyone.

[..]

THE INVESTIGATION

The case remains in its early stages, investigators and attorneys have said.

Henry Boyce, the Jackson County prosecutor, did not respond to messages left with his assistant last week.

Bill James, a Little Rock attorney, is representing Lewellyn. He said Friday that he has not seen any paperwork on the case since being assigned to it last week.

"I don't have anything yet," James said. "We're just now getting into it."

The only document he has seen with his client's name on it is the form submitted via the state Public Defender Commission, he said.

As of Friday, the Jackson County circuit clerk's office did not have any of the case records on file, including Lewellyn's arrest affidavit.

[..]

Court records show that Lewellyn has no felony convictions, and Lucas said that as far as he knows Lewellyn has no history of violence.

 

[Seattle1]

Friends: Woman's slaying is madness

Sept 6, 2020

Several agencies were called to Jackson County after news broke of Sutherland's disappearance. One of the agencies "most crucial" in locating Sutherland's body, Lucas said, was the National Child Protection Task Force, a nonprofit created to help law enforcement in human trafficking and missing persons cases.

The task force was founded in March 2019 in Northwest Arkansas by Kevin Metcalf, a deputy prosecutor in Washington County.

Metcalf, who has a military and law enforcement background, said the agency uses technology that many law enforcement departments don't have at their immediate disposal to track victims and suspects.

The last-known person to see Sutherland alive was a UPS driver who spotted her jogging midafternoon Aug. 19 near Arkansas 18 between Newport and Grubbs, Metcalf said.

Based on what the witness told authorities, Metcalf said he was able to pinpoint a location of where Sutherland could be and where anyone else could have encountered her.

"Using some of our tools and our expertise, we were able to determine someone else had come onto that route around that same time," Metcalf said. He declined to be more specific.

 

[JudgeJoe]

Friends: Woman's slaying is madness

Sept 6, 2020

NEWPORT -- Sydney Sutherland had a delicate touch and a strong backbone.

"She was a petite, little thing, but she was spunky," said La Donna Johnston, who worked with Sutherland. "She had the most beautiful smile. It was very inviting."

[..]

A standout beauty, Sutherland had a reputation for having an unwavering devotion to her patients. She was at her best caring for the elderly, her colleagues said.

Everyone who knew her well expected a long, happy career for her.

[..]

Authorities said Sutherland was out for a walk, or possibly a run, the afternoon of Aug. 19 along Arkansas 18, when she was abducted and killed. Her body was found the next day a short distance from her Newport-area home. The suspect in her death, Quake Lewellyn, 28, is charged with capital murder, rape and kidnapping.

The lead agencies in the investigation of her death are the Jackson County sheriff's office and the Arkansas State Police. Bill Sadler, an Arkansas State Police spokesman, wouldn't comment on the investigation.

[..]

Authorities said Lewellyn admitted to killing Sutherland after he was taken in for questioning. Lucas said Lewellyn reportedly saw Sutherland when he drove by in his truck. At one point, he doubled back, got out of the truck and attacked her, according to reports.

"That's our understanding," Lucas said.

[..]

SMALL-TOWN GIRL

Sutherland grew up in Tuckerman, a small town in Jackson County with a population of less than 1,700.

[..]

"She was such a hard worker. She never sat down."

Johnston, who is the hospital's administrator, said counseling services are being offered to the hospital staff.

Lucas said he has been actively involved in the investigation, along with two of his major cases detectives and the Arkansas State Police.

It has been a difficult two weeks for Lucas, who has been the sheriff in Jackson County for 16 years.

"I knew her, and I know her family," Lucas said. He described her as a "young, vibrant lady" who was well-liked by everyone.

[..]

THE INVESTIGATION

The case remains in its early stages, investigators and attorneys have said.

Henry Boyce, the Jackson County prosecutor, did not respond to messages left with his assistant last week.

Bill James, a Little Rock attorney, is representing Lewellyn. He said Friday that he has not seen any paperwork on the case since being assigned to it last week.

"I don't have anything yet," James said. "We're just now getting into it."

The only document he has seen with his client's name on it is the form submitted via the state Public Defender Commission, he said.

As of Friday, the Jackson County circuit clerk's office did not have any of the case records on file, including Lewellyn's arrest affidavit.

[..]

Court records show that Lewellyn has no felony convictions, and Lucas said that as far as he knows Lewellyn has no history of violence.

Of note... Lucas, sheriff for 16 years, who knows everyone & everything in that town, has no knowledge of QL having a history of violence. If all the cat microwaving & stalking were true, he’d have known about it in a town of 1700. Moo.

 

[Seattle1]

Very grateful for the ADG report published today!

IMO, it seems that LE initially considered SS may have been abducted in a human trafficking operation and was aided by the National Child Protection Task Force.

Using their resources they were able to pinpoint the approximate location where anyone else could have encountered her.

I'm looking forward to their maps and exhibits. It's been difficult to come up with this information given only the crossroads location.

QL now has an attorney from Little Rock --Bill James, and from their website, their firm is qualified to represent defendants in death penalty cases.

The Arkansas Public Defender Commission has certified the James Law Firm to represent defendants charged with capital murder.

We understand the great responsibility that goes along with defending those whose very lives are on the line.

When everything’s at stake, you need a strong and experienced advocate. Your attorney must know the law and the facts of your case, and be prepared to out-work the prosecution.

Regardless of whether a family member asks us to intervene for a loved one or we are appointed by the court, our hard-working attorneys give our clients all we’ve got.

https://www.jamesfirm.com/practice-areas/criminal-defense/death-penalty/

 

[Seattle1]

WHAT ARE CAPITAL MURDER OFFENSES IN ARKANSAS?

Amid repeated constitutional challenges, no one has been executed in Arkansas since 2005.

As recently as June 2012, the state Supreme Court ruled that the current execution law is unconstitutional. But Arkansas’s capital murder law is still on the books.

It authorizes the death penalty when a person, with “extreme indifference to the value of human life,” kills someone while committing or attempting to commit any of the following felonies including but not limited to kidnapping and rape. (See link for the complete list of felonies).

ARE THERE SPECIAL PROCEDURES IN A CAPITAL MURDER CASE?

If the jury in a capital murder trial votes to convict, the trial goes into a second phase, in which the homicide defense attorneys may present evidence of mitigating circumstances and the prosecution presents evidence of aggravating circumstances.

Evidence of mitigating circumstances does not have to meet the rules governing the admissibility of evidence in a regular criminal trial. Mitigating evidence can address the nature and circumstances of the crime, as well as the defendant’s character, background, history, and mental and physical condition.

The prosecution’s evidence relating to aggravating circumstances, however, must comply with the rules governing the admissibility of evidence in a regular criminal trial.

Criminal Defense Against the Death Penalty | James Law Firm

 

[MoeInVA]

Metcalf, who has a military and law enforcement background, said the agency uses technology that many law enforcement departments don't have at their immediate disposal to track victims and suspects.

The last-known person to see Sutherland alive was a UPS driver who spotted her jogging midafternoon Aug. 19 near Arkansas 18 between Newport and Grubbs, Metcalf said.

Based on what the witness told authorities, Metcalf said he was able to pinpoint a location of where Sutherland could be and where anyone else could have encountered her.

"Using some of our tools and our expertise, we were able to determine someone else had come onto that route around that same time," Metcalf said. He declined to be more specific.

Wow! I wonder what the technology is that they used? Any guesses? Some kind of satellite thing? Sounds useful!

 

[Clair Louise]

Of note... Lucas, sheriff for 16 years, who knows everyone & everything in that town, has no knowledge of QL having a history of violence. If all the cat microwaving & stalking were true, he’d have known about it in a town of 1700. Moo.

Even if the Sheriff knew all that, he cant say it. There was a reason, IMO that they picked him up so quickly.

 

[JudgeJoe]

Even if the Sheriff knew all that, he cant say it. There was a reason, IMO that they picked him up so quickly.

Agree there was a reason! I think it was the Sheriff’s wise decision to pull in expert outside resources & military location tech. Brilliant move. Links in posts upthread.

 

[evilwise]

Wow! I wonder what the technology is that they used? Any guesses? Some kind of satellite thing? Sounds useful!

Cell phone tracking probably - and being kept secret because of its questionable constitutionality

Of note... Lucas, sheriff for 16 years, who knows everyone & everything in that town, has no knowledge of QL having a history of violence. If all the cat microwaving & stalking were true, he’d have known about it in a town of 1700. Moo.

Nobody knows everything. The cat microwaving probably happened when Jeremy was younger - and I don't know if a small town Arkansas sheriff would even refer to animal cruelty as "violence" if he did know about it.

 

[Tbone144]

Wow! I wonder what the technology is that they used? Any guesses? Some kind of satellite thing? Sounds useful!

IMOO I was wondering if Sydney got off the emergency call function on her phone and that’s how they knew there was something wrong right away. If it blitzed out her coordinates and called people on her list? I was wondering if the same system captures or alerts or tags etc..anyone else’s cell phones in the area at that time. Seems like something they would keep under wraps. I also speculated that the UPS driver had a camera in her truck that would have recordings of vehicles in the area. I’ll have to ask one of our drivers. IMOO.

 

[GrilledCheezy]

Nobody knows everything. The cat microwaving probably happened when Jeremy was younger - and I don't know if a small town Arkansas sheriff would even refer to animal cruelty as "violence" if he did know about it.

Yeah, and we're not privy to anything that's in his juvenile record if he has one.

 

[Quill]

Cell phone tracking probably - and being kept secret because of its questionable constitutionality


Nobody knows everything. The cat microwaving probably happened when Jeremy was younger - and I don't know if a small town Arkansas sheriff would even refer to animal cruelty as "violence" if he did know about it.

Of course a small town sheriff would equate animal cruelty to violence. Animal cruelty is not an accepted behavior in small southern towns anymore than they are elsewhere.