From the desk of Sheriff Scott Bradley

On June 29th, Deputies from the Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office responded to a possible domestic call, by Ozark Medical Center.  After an investigation into the incident of the victim, and making contact with the suspect (40 year old Johnny Ray Tacker of Clinton), at 868 Sandstone Road in Clinton.  Deputies spoke with Tacker, who told them he pushed his girlfriend into a door breaking her collar bone.  Tacker was arrested and charged with Domestic Battery 3rd and later released on bond.