Two Pulaski County Sheriff's Deputies Arrested Within Single Hour in Separate Cases

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Two Pulaski County sheriff's deputies were arrested on Friday afternoon, May 15, 2026, following entirely separate and non-overlapping criminal investigations.

According to department arrest logs, both men were processed at the county regional detention facility within roughly one hour of each other. While local social media discussions initially speculated about a linked corruption case, Pulaski County Sheriff Eric Higgins confirmed the investigations were handled by separate teams and the timing was a logistical coincidence.

The first arrest occurred at approximately 3:56 PM, when Deputy Justin Paradise turned himself in on a misdemeanor charge of second-degree criminal mischief. Paradise had been on administrative leave since mid-April following an off-duty incident where gunfire originating from his property on Linda Kay Drive struck a neighbor's window. Investigators recovered a projectile from inside the home and determined Paradise had been firing a weapon in a direct line with the neighbor's residence.

The second arrest took place an hour later, at 5:02 PM, when Deputy Leron Foreman was taken into custody on a felony charge of second-degree sexual assault. The arrest followed a complaint from a 27-year-old female inmate who stated, Foreman had assaulted her while he was on duty at the jail facility. Arrest reports note Foreman admitted to the claims during a subsequent interview with investigators.

Both men were booked into the Pulaski County Regional Detention Facility and later released. Following the bookings, the department routed the investigative files to the Pulaski County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to move forward with the formal charging process. Concurrently, the cases are subject to review by the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training (CLEST) regarding the status of the men's state peace officer certifications.

Verified News Media & Case Archives

• The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Official Report: The single, unified comprehensive article written by reporter Rafael Escalera Montoto detailing both separate investigations, the inmate sexual assault logs, and the neighbor's property bullet line trajectory can be accessed directly at https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2026/may/16/2-men-with-ties-to-pulaski-county-sheriffs-office/.
• The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Crime Feed: Ongoing judicial tracking updates and community follow-up metrics related to the booking frameworks in Little Rock are logged live at https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/news/arkansas/crime/.
• The Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Directory: Syndicated regional wires and macro state law enforcement logs tracking simultaneous Central Arkansas department files are mirrored on their dashboard index at https://www.nwaonline.com/.

Official Department Resources

• The Pulaski County Sheriff's Office Portal: To view general transparency policies, internal affairs reporting interfaces, or executive press updates directly from Sheriff Eric Higgins, the official portal is located at pcso.org.

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