Sheriff’s officials in Mills County say a Malvern man was arrested Thursday night for Going Armed with Intent, and Interference with Official Acts. 67-year old James Alfred McConkey was taken into custody at around 9:55-p.m. and brought to the Mills County Jail, where his bond was set at $5,300. And, 41-year old Travis Donald Batten, of Glenwood, was arrested Wednesday night following an investigation into a single-vehicle accident.

Batten was traveling at a high rate of speed eastbound on Ives Avenue at around 6:20-p.m. Wednesday, when he lost control of a 1998 Honda he was driving, on a curve. The vehicle entered the north ditch and spun around before coming to rest. Batten left the scene of the accident prior to a deputy arriving.

Batten was subsequently arrested on a warrant for Harassment in the 3rd degree, and cited for Failure to Maintain Control, Failure to Reduce Speed, Failure to have a valid driver’s license, having no insurance, and leaving the scene of an accident. He was being held in the Mills County Jail on $300 bond.