1.Īrkansas State Police agent Mikie McNeak testified Monday that Lewellyn admitted to driving past Sutherland, doubling back and abducting her and then driving 3 miles away to a farm to rape her and eventually buried her. Lewellyn is being held without bond at the Randolph County jail until his next court appearance on Oct. Quake Lewellyn, a 28-year-old third-generation farmer from Jonesboro and a Tuckerman graduate, was officially charged with capital murder, kidnapping and rape on Monday afternoon at a probable cause hearing. Sydney, a registered nurse who was simply out walking or jogging near an area that that my family once farmed, was missing for two days before being found.ĭuring that time, I watched the citizens of Newport and other Jackson County residents come together to search for her and spread news, tips and prayers via social media as the community and police searched for two days before finding her. That pain comes from the apparent abduction, rape, killing and burial of 25-year-old Newport resident Sydney Sutherland, the type of tragic event that no community, small or large, ever wants to experience. That small town is my beloved Newport, whose current and former residents have been dealt horrific pain these past two weeks. I was born in a small town, taught the fear of Jesus in a small town, educated and played sports in a small town, used to daydream of being a Razorback in that small town, married the homecoming queen from that small town and plan to be buried in that same small town.
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