Sam Hudson, 50, was booked into the Faulkner County jail on September 11, 2026, after his arrest by the Mayflower Police Department. He faces multiple counts of aggravated cruelty to a dog, cat, or horse.
According to the arrest warrant, Hudson is accused of causing serious harm to an animal, alleged to be a dog, cat, or horse, as shown in the booking photograph below.
Aggravated cruelty to animal
Prosecutors say Hudson allegedly inflicted severe injury on a dog, cat, or horse, causing unnecessary suffering. Court records indicate the alleged conduct meets the statutory definition of aggravated cruelty.
According to the affidavit, the alleged acts were committed in violation of state animal cruelty statutes, which classify the offense as a Class D felony. The indictment lists eleven separate counts of aggravated cruelty to a dog, cat, or horse.
The county lists the following charges:
- Aggravated Cruelty To A Dog, Cat, Or Horse (felony)
- Aggravated Cruelty To A Dog, Cat, Or Horse (felony)
- Aggravated Cruelty To A Dog, Cat, Or Horse (felony)
- Aggravated Cruelty To A Dog, Cat, Or Horse (felony)
- Aggravated Cruelty To A Dog, Cat, Or Horse (felony)
- Aggravated Cruelty To A Dog, Cat, Or Horse (felony)
- Aggravated Cruelty To A Dog, Cat, Or Horse (felony)
- Aggravated Cruelty To A Dog, Cat, Or Horse (felony)
- Aggravated Cruelty To A Dog, Cat, Or Horse (felony)
- Aggravated Cruelty To A Dog, Cat, Or Horse (felony)
- Aggravated Cruelty To A Dog, Cat, Or Horse (felony)
Quoted from the arrest warrant filed September 10, 2026 in case 23CR-26-994. Transcribed from the court’s scanned copy and not checked character by character against the original.
A criminal charge is an accusation. Sam Hudson is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law. Booking information comes from the public inmate roster published by the Faulkner County Sheriff’s Office, and may change as a case proceeds.
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