ECSTASY CHARGE AMENDED AGAINST FORMER LITTLE FLOCK POLICE

A charge filed in Washington County Circuit Court against a former Little
Flock police officer has been amended.

Ian Smith, 33, was arrested in January after he allegedly sold two Ecstasy
pills to a woman in a Fayetteville hotel room. In a filing at the
Washington County Circuit Clerk's Office on Monday, Washington County
Deputy Prosecutor Matt Durrett amended the charge against Smith to
accomplice to possession of a controlled substance. Durrett said the
amended charge more accurate ely reflects the information he has received
concerning Smith's arrest.

"Assuming this is going to trial, I believe this is what actually happened
and can be proven by the evidence," Durrett said Monday.

Smith was scheduled for trial today in Washington County Circuit Court on a
charge he sold Ecstasy to a confidential informant but was granted a
continuance Friday. His attorney, Jim Rose III, informed the court Friday
that vital evidence needed for trial had not been made available to the
defense. Rose listed the evidence as a videotape and audiotapes and said
the problem was beyond the control of both the prosecutors and Drug
Enforcement Administration.

Smith was arrested Jan. 17 by DEA agents after reportedly being monitored
by undercover detectives from the 4th Judicial District Drug Task Force and
neighboring task force members using surveillance equipment in nearby
Radisson Hotel room. His roommate, Leonard "Chip" Scoggins, was also
arrested. His case has been transferred to the Washington County Drug Court
program, prosecutors said.

Information that prompted the investigation concerning Smith and his arrest
in Washington County reportedly led to charges being filed in Benton County
Circuit Court as well. Smith is scheduled for trial July 23 in Benton
County on charges of rape and possession of a controlled substance, GBL.
GBL is an acronym for gamma butyrolactone, a precursor in the manufacturing
of GHB, or gamma hydroxybutyrate, a drug with euphoric and hallucinogenic
effects that can be used to knock out victims in date-rape cases. Nine
fluid ounces of GHB were reportedly found during a search of the Monte Ne
home Smith shared with Scoggins.

Durrett said given the information provided about Smith's arrest it would
be more difficult to prove Smith sold the Ecstasy to the women than it
would to present evidence that he was in possession of the drug. The
amended felony information filed states that Smith assisted another person
in the possession of Ecstasy.