Parole Violator Sentenced for Drugs and Battery

A Conway man on parole has been sentenced to the Arkansas Department of Correction for drug and battery charges.
On February 25, 2010, Parole officers conducting a home visit on Alexander Montgomery Bethea at 2810 Wills Court in Conway, Arkansas discovered drugs and drug paraphernalia in Bethea’s bedroom and vehicle.
Bethea was arrested and held for parole violation.
Items seized included several pill bottles containing Ecstasy and hydrocodone, plastic baggies, a digital scale, utility knives, a cell phone including drug related messages and currency located with the drugs.
During his incarceration, on April 6, 2010, Bethea attacked an officer at the Faulkner County Detention Center. Several officers responded to an alert that a fight was occurring in male housing and an officer was in need of assistance. Bethea was found on top of an officer striking him repeatedly in the head. The officer was taken to the hospital for his injuries.
Twentieth Judicial District Prosecuting Attorney Marcus Vaden charged Bethea with 3 counts of Possession with Intent to Deliver, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Illegal Use of Communication Facility, and Second Degree Battery. Bethea pled guilty and has been sentenced to 240 months in the Arkansas Department of Correction.