Harrold Smithee was booked into the Sharp County jail on October 14, 2026. He was arrested by the Sharp County Sheriff’s Office on charges of forgery and theft of property valued between $1,000 and $5,000.
According to the affidavit, prosecutors allege that Smithee forged a power‑of‑attorney document and used it to obtain funds, and that he also allegedly took property worth more than $1,000 but less than $5,000; the booking photograph released by the sheriff’s office is shown below.
Forgery and Theft
Prosecutors say the affidavit accuses Smithee of forging a power‑of‑attorney on or about February 3, 2023, with the purpose of defrauding another party. The alleged forgery is charged as a class B felony under Arkansas Code § 5‑37‑201.
According to the same affidavit, he is accused of unlawfully obtaining property valued between $1,000 and $5,000 on or about July 27, 2026, by deception or unauthorized transfer. This conduct is charged as a class D felony theft of property under Arkansas Code § 5‑36‑103(b)(3)(A).
The county lists the following charges:
- Forgery
- Theft $5,000 Or Less But Greater Than $1000 – All Others
The case in court
Court records list the following charges in case 68CR-26-96, SHARP CIRCUIT (case open):
- Forgery (class b felony)
- Theft of Property >= $1,000 < $5,000 (class d felony)
These are the charges filed in court, which may differ from what the jail listed at booking.
The court filing
The full text of the criminal information filed September 29, 2026 in case 68CR-26-96, transcribed from the court’s scanned copy — case record.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF SHARP COUNTY, ARKANSAS
THIRD DISTRICT
FIRST DIVISIONSTATE OF ARKANSAS
v.
HARROLD AUSTIN SMITHEE
[street address redacted]
[date of birth redacted]
[name withheld] Male
[licence number redacted]
ATNPLAINTIFF
DEFENDANT
INFORMATION
Comes the Prosecuting Attorney for the THIRD District of the FIRST Division of SHARP County, Arkansas, and in the name and by the authority of the State of Arkansas, charges Harrold Austin Smithee with the crime(s) of [name withheld] and Theft of Property – Value >$1,000 but ≤ $5,000 as follows:
COUNT 1: FORGERY I ARK. CODE ANN. § 5-37-201. The said defendant in the THIRD District of the FIRST Division of SHARP COUNTY, did unlawfully and feloniously on or about February 3, 2023 forges a written instrument if with purpose to defraud he draws, makes, completes, alters, counterfeits, possesses, or utters any written instrument that purports to be or is calculated to become or to represent if completed the act of a person who did not authorize that act.
Thereby committing the offense of [name withheld], said offense being a CLASS B FELONY against the peace and dignity of the State of Arkansas.
COUNT 2: Theft of Property – Value >$1,000 but ≤ $5,000 ARK. CODE ANN. § 5-36-103(b)(3)(A). The said defendant in the THIRD District of the FIRST Division of SHARP COUNTY, did unlawfully and feloniously on or about July 27, 2026 take or exercise unauthorized control over or make an unauthorized transfer of an interest in the property of another person with the purpose of depriving the owner of the property, or did obtain the property of another person by deception or by threat with the purpose of depriving the owner of the property, said property being valued at more than $1,000 but less than $5,000.
Thereby committing the offense of Theft of Property – Value >$1,000 but ≤ $5,000, said offense being a CLASS D FELONY against the peace and dignity of the State of Arkansas.
There appearing reasonable grounds for believing the alleged offense(s) was committed by defendant, a warrant is therefore prayed for his arrest to be issued by the court.
Devon Holder, Prosecuting Attorney
BY:
M. [name withheld], DPAFILED
SEP 29 2026
ALISA BLACK, CLERK
BY [illegible] 9:55 D.C.
Personal identifiers — licence number, date of birth, street address and another person’s name — have been removed from the text above. Everything else is reproduced as filed.
The document above was transcribed automatically from a scan and has not been checked character by character against the original.
According to the affidavit of probable cause:
THE ABOVE-NAMED PERSON HAS COMMITTED THE [name withheld] ARKANSAS STATUTE ANNOTATED: 5-37-201 FORGERY(Felony B); 5-36-103(b)(3)(A) THEFT $5,000 [name withheld] [name withheld] $1000 – [name withheld](Felony D); .
[name withheld] stated that his son, Harrold Austin Smithee, had forged a power-of-attorney paper and used it to withdraw $11,675 from First Community Bank in [name withheld] on 7/27/26.
Quoted from the affidavit filed September 29, 2026 in case 68CR-26-96. Transcribed from the court’s scanned copy and not checked character by character against the original.
A criminal charge is an accusation. Harrold Smithee is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law. Booking information comes from the public inmate roster published by the Sharp County Sheriff’s Office, and may change as a case proceeds.
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