Brittany Johnson
BNPD officers responded to the area of Highway 5 North and Kenwood- Circle K and Exxon stations- just after midnight Saturday following reports of an aggravated robbery with one injured victim. Officers discovered an 85-year-old male subject on scene who had been run over by a vehicle. He was transported for treatment and is in stable condition.
Following the initial investigation, 32-year-old Brittany Johnson, of Hot Springs, was arrested for Aggravated Robbery, Theft of Property- Class B Felony; Terroristic Threatening- Class D Felony; Attempted Capital Murder- Class Y Felony; Unauthorized Use of Another Person’s Property to Facilitate Certain Crimes- Class B Felony; and two counts of Criminal Mischief- Class D and Class C Felonies, respectively.
BNPD Criminal Investigations Division is continuing to gather information in this ongoing investigation. If you have information to report about this incident, please reach out to Benton Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division at 501-776-5947. You can also send anonymous tips to 847411 with the keyword “BENTONPD” plus your message.
BNPD would like to thank Maumelle PD, North Little Rock PD, and Arkansas State Police for their assistance. Johnson faces separate charges in Maumelle, where she was located following the incident in our jurisdiction.