Hope man facing charges in Little River County

ASHDOWN – D’Angelo Cortez Palmer, 20, of Hope has been charged in Little River County Circuit Court with six counts of Breaking or Entering and Theft of Property.

According to the filing affidavit, on November 27th, Ashdown Police Sgt. Jarrod Simmons responded to five breaking or entering of vehicles at the Ashdown Apartments. According to the court filing, the victims reported their vehicles were unlocked, and it was apparent the consoles and glove boxes had been tampered with due to the contents inside being in disarray throughout the vehicles.

One victim told police her wallet was missing from her vehicle, and she had received a notification from CashApp for an attempted transaction in the amount of $491.66 at a local store. The victim said her children’s Social Security cards were also missing. Investigation showed that Palmer allegedly attempted to purchase a Sony PlayStation 5 Console from Ashdown Walmart for $491.66.

The affidavit said investigators from the Texarkana, Texas Police Department were also working breaking and entering of several vehicles during the same time period with credit and debit cards that also were allegedly used by the same suspect in Hope.