The annual Arkansas State Police (ASP) Awards Ceremony was held Tuesday in Benton to honor ASP employees for their actions during 2025. One member of Troop I in Harrison, Britt Clements, who was a corporal at the time but has since been promoted to the rank of sergeant, received an official commendation for dedication and initiative investigating a potentially dangerous situation involving a 14-year-old girl in Baxter County last April.
According to a narrative written by his sergeant Jackie Stinnett to nominate Clements for an award, he says the driver had fled the scene. Pursuing the investigation beyond the standard crash protocol, Clements learned the car had been taken without permission by a 17-year-old male.
A short time later, the 17-year-old turned himself in at the Baxter County Sheriff’s Office and Clements interviewed the teen, uncovering the fact he had taken the vehicle to assist a 14-year-old female, who was on juvenile probation and fleeing to Colorado. The girl was upset because her legal guardian had recently passed away…