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Manson Sr. jailed without bond eight days after judge revokes release

Marion County deputies arrested Steven Lawrence Manson Sr. on Thursday morning, eight days after a circuit judge revoked his bond and ordered him held without bond in a conspiracy to commit rape case. Manson, 56, of Yellville, was booked at 7:35 a.m. Aug. 13 by the Marion County Sheriff's Department, according to the county jail…
August 14, 20260Comments

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Judge revoked Manson Sr.’s bond and ordered him jailed. A week later, he has not been arrested.

A Marion County circuit judge revoked Steven Lawrence Manson Sr.'s bond on Aug. 5 and ordered him held without bond until a hearing this month. As of Tuesday, the 56-year-old Yellville man had not been taken into custody. Circuit Judge Andrew S. Bailey signed the order at 11:38 a.m. that day in case 45CR-26-14. It…
August 12, 20260Comments

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Judge orders shelter to release witness’s contact information in Manson case days before trial

A Marion County judge has ordered a Harrison women's shelter to release the personal contact information of a potential witness in the child rape case against Steven M. Manson Jr., days before the case is scheduled for trial. Circuit Judge Andrew S. Bailey signed the protective order to compel on July 8. It directs Sanctuary,…
July 10, 20260Comments

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Dezarae Manson appears to be looking for land in Oklahoma while out on bond for rape

A Yellville woman charged with rape alongside her stepfather and his father appears to be searching for land in Oklahoma while out on bond, a move that could violate the conditions of her pretrial release under Arkansas law. Dezarae Manson, 19, posted in a public Facebook group called "Goats And Livestock Of Oklahoma" on April…
April 29, 20260Comments

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Mansons plead not guilty on all charges; defense attorney says discovery will show ‘strong chance’ of acquittal

All three members of a Yellville family facing felony charges in Marion County Circuit Court entered not guilty pleas Monday as new court filings revealed additional details about the allegations against them. Steven M. Manson Jr., 35, appeared via Zoom from the Marion County Detention Center, where he has been held since his March arrest…
April 1, 20260Comments

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Illinois resident warned Marion County sheriff about Manson months before rape, kidnapping charges

Months before Steven M. Manson was charged with raping his young stepdaughter and threatening two people with a shotgun, an Illinois resident who had lived across the street from the Manson family for years emailed Marion County Sheriff Gregg Alexander directly to warn him about the convicted sex offender living on Marion County Road 8054.…
March 30, 20260Comments

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They knew: Sheriff’s reports document months of abuse, threats and calls for help before child was raped on Marion County road

Before Steven Michael Manson Jr. was charged with raping a child on or about Nov. 20, 2025, the Marion County Sheriff's Office had already been called to his road dozens of times. Deputies had already documented threats to kill neighbors. They had already seen animals in squalor. They had already encountered a young girl being…
March 25, 20260Comments

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