The Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office took $50 per each of three defendants – all UAMS medical providers accused of criminal false imprisonment and battery – then did not attempt service for over a week, waiting until service of summons would be too late.

The summonses and complaints against Dr. Elizabeth Brown, Dr. Mary “Katie” Kimbrough, and Speech-Language Pathologist Emily Gray were received in the sheriff’s office on April 30, 2026 at 9:33 a.m.

The representative who processed the intake did not warn the plaintiff, me, that there would be a delay. If she had, the plaintiff would have hired a private process server.

The final day for the summonses to be served without leave of the court for an extension was May 7, 2026. A motion for the extension was pending. On May 12, 2026, the Honorable Cara Connors issued an order denying the extension but adding that a timely motion may still be filed if the good cause was documented with more specificity.

On May 28th, three notices by Deputy Joseph Shackleford were filed with the court. He wrote exactly the same thing on each, except changing the defendant’s name.

“*unable to serve in time for court*” signed on May 22, 2026.

WARNING! Are you thinking “I heard housing in Arkansas is cheap and there is a lot of natural beauty. Should I move there?”

Answer: Only if you don’t mind being falsely imprisoned, battered for weeks, and then billed by an aggressive debt collector for over a hundred thousand dollars. This is a very real scenario in Arkansas.