10/29/2026
Reasons I am Petitioning the Hoxie City Council, Mayor, and Jared L. Slayton for the Termination and/or Discipline of Hoxie Chief of Police Anthony Monroe
I am also petitioning for all facts to be forwarded to the CLEST (Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training) board for request of decertification.
The complaints I submitted can be viewed in the comment section below.
These complaint was never addressedby the mayor who is required to supervise the departments of the city, I was never followed up with, and no discipline or necessary action was taken by the City of Hoxie.
The First Issue: Daniel Hill & Chief Monroe
This complaint stems from the period after Daniel Hill was pulled over the first time by the Arkansas State Police and let go, up until the second time he was pulled over and taken to jail by Trooper Moye Hawkins for DWI Drugs. In between those two state police interactions, I noticed Daniel was riding around with Anthony Monroe a lot more than he had the previous year. It seemed like everywhere I went, Anthony was driving his Dodge truck with Daniel Hill in the passenger seat. I am sure other citizens noticed this as well.
It made me wonder: if the Chief of Police position and the Detective position are two distinct roles, which one was being neglected? In my opinion, both.
Then, Zach Pollard’s statements on Arkansas State Police dashcam footage cleared it all up for us (thanks, Zach 😉). You can hear Zach’s explanation in the video, but in my own words, he said something to the effect of: when Daniel Hill was in the condition he was on the day Trooper Hawkins took him to jail, he would just ride passenger to Chief Monroe instead of driving.
I will remind you that Daniel was falling asleep behind the wheel while trying to carry out his official police duties. That is terrifying. If a call had gone out requiring a response to an active shootout, you might have had Daniel Hill—in the exact condition seen on the state trooper's dashcam—with a gun in his hand, exercising the same compromised reasoning skills he had the day he was arrested.
> (Side Note to Trooper Moye Hawkins:
I went to school with you. I’ve watched several of your dashcam videos, and I appreciate that I can see the human being behind the badge. This comment isn't to bash you, but to hopefully help you better serve the public and build trust with the citizens. I believe you should have treated Daniel the same as anyone else you arrest. Specifically, he should have been searched before being placed in your patrol vehicle for your own safety, if nothing else.
If he had been searched, you might have found what Randolph County found when they booked him in. According to their report, they found five Class 4 narcotics in an unlabeled container on his person. Had those been found initially, he may have been charged with possession or simultaneous possession of drugs and fi****ms in addition to the DWI Drugs charge.
I believe I speak for the majority of American citizens when I say We The People despise seeing a police officer break the law and receive special treatment. Far too often, officers are allowed to resign and move four counties over without facing criminal charges like a normal citizen would. When the public sees officers held to a different standard, trust is broken and the divide between law enforcement and citizens grows. Call me old-fashioned, but I believe every person should be held accountable for their actions—whether they are a police officer, a judge, a journalist, or the Pope.)
Daniels Hills trial is set for November 13th at the Lawrence county courthouse.
A special judge has been appointed so they will be hearing the Lawrence county DWI drugs charges as well as the Randolph county charges when they found five schedule for narcotics on Daniel during the book in procedure at the Randolph county detention Center.
I'm fairly certain they only charged him with a misdemeanor possession which if you are caught bringing drugs into a detention Center in Arkansas it's usually a class B felony...
I will be surprised if this case is handled properly.
The public is encouraged to attend.
Now, back to the official Hoxie complaints I turned in regarding Chief Monroe:
Knowing and allowing a officer who is having a medical condition or possibly impaired to remain on the clock:
Crossing State Lines for a Civil Standby while logged in as on duty with the Lawrence county e911 dispatch office:
I submitted a complaint to Mayor Steve Ditto when Anthony Monroe and Tim Carey crossed state lines to conduct a civil standby. I provided Lawrence County E911 dispatch records showing Anthony Monroe was logged in on duty from approximately 3:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. that day. The city claims Dunklin County is conducting an investigation into this and they are going to wait until that investigation is concluded.
I hear what they're saying, but that is a criminal investigation in Missouri.
What I submitted was an administrative complaint stating that the Hoxie Chief of Police crossed state lines while on duty according to dispatch records. A simple search will show that only a certified police officer can perform a civil standby. Is Anthony Monroe a certified police officer in Missouri?
Thirdly:
Handling of Complaints & FOIA Request:
After submitting these complaints and seeing no action taken, I requested Anthony’s personnel file to ensure my complaints were actually making it into his file. I have previously turned in complaints directly to Anthony Monroe, which he signed for as the receiving supervisor, and those never made it into any personnel file and I was never followed back up with. I wanted to do my homework and ensure my complaints were handled properly.
I will say that Delinda and Verna released the portion of the personnel file they were custodians of, but stated they did not have any training or certification records on file, so one of them forwarded my request to Monroe the same day I turned it in.
According to Delinda, Monroe claimed he did not have any of those records either and told me I needed to contact CLEST(I have emails for proof).
State requirements clearly mandate that Arkansas police departments keep updated officer training and certifications on record.
I attempted to speak with Mayor Ditto about Anthony’s refusal to comply with Well-established Arkansas Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) statutes. I pointed out that non-compliance is a Class C misdemeanor and could expose the City of Hoxie to another civil suit—similar to when Joey McCutchen represented Darrell Pinckney, costing the city approximately $11,000.
I explained to the mayor that I personally felt filing a lawsuit was unfair to Hoxie taxpaying citizens and that I simply wanted the Chief of Police to follow the same laws he enforces daily.
The mayor kept walking away from me to talk to other citizens arriving after I was there. Then he told me he had prior obligations, I asked him what could be more important than his Chief of Police acting outside the scope of his official duties and possibly breaking the law. He could not or would not answer. Instead, he called Darrell Pinckney who wasn't even there over to speak with me. I stated I did not need to speak with Mr. Pinckney; I needed to speak with the mayor, who has the authority to supervise city departments. That request fell upon deaf ears.
Mr. Pinckney came over and tried to smooth over the police department’s failures Mr. Pinckney did this on his own free time and I appreciate his effort, although I viewed it as the mayor trying to sidestep my complaints, because Pickney is just a councilman and does not have the authority to supervise the police department.
That's a mayor's responsibility.
Mr pickney did go by the police department and was told by an employee that Anthony Monroe did in fact have certifications hanging on the walls in his office.
One of these complaints I mentioned was turned into Tim Taylor during his brief time as mayor, but he never followed up with me regarding any resolution either.
That's a total of three complaints that have not been resolved...
I believe each one of these complaints with the facts I turned in are rounds for disciplinary action or termination.
The city of Hoxie must realize what we are not changing we are choosing and I think citizens have grown tired of how the Hoxie police department operates.
In addition to these complaints, I'm also having issues with Monroe not releasing body camera footage I have requested.
I have requested body camera records from 5 or 6 severe interactions at different times over the past year involving the Hoxie Police Department, but I have not received a single one. They claim they have no records. (I believe The Random Patriot went through this exact same issue with Chief Monroe when trying to obtain records a couple of months ago.)
When two police officers show up at a trailer park in town, and fi****ms are discharged, body cameras should be recording, and that footage should be released.
When officers respond to a call involving a suicidal individual, they should be utilizing their body cameras.
If they are utilizing these cameras, where are the records? I believe that whenever an officer interacts with the public, conducts a traffic stop, or responds to a call, there should be body camera footage of the incident.
Conclusion & City Council Meeting Info
This is just a couple of trees in a Whole Forest of problems I have endured, which have caused me to lose all trust and faith in Anthony Monroe.
I have tried going through the proper avenues of redress without success, despite having proof of my claims. Therefore, I decided to make this post to inform the public that I plan to attend the next Hoxie City Council meeting.
Hopefully these issues will be resolved by then, but I'm not going to hold my breath.
Date: Second Tuesday of November
Time: Starts around 6:00 p.m.
Note: If you plan to speak during the public comment section, you must sign in before the meeting starts, or they will not let you speak.
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