Press Release
On 3-6-14 Robert Cobb, age 49,of Yellville was arrested and charged with three counts of Delivery of Methamphetamine, Class C Felonies, Possession of Methamphetamine with Purpose to Deliver, a Class C Felony, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, a Class D Felony, Unlawful Use of a Communication Device, a Class C Felony, and Possession of Marijuana, a Class A Misdemeanor.
The arrest stems from a joint investigation by the Flippin Police Department, Marion County Sheriff’s Office and 14th Judicial Drug Task Force. During the course of the investigation officers made purchases of methamphetamine from Cobb and secured a warrant for his arrest. On 3-6-14 Officers located Cobb in a vehicle at a business in Flippin and conducted a traffic stop. During the course of this traffic stop officers located an amount of methamphetamine. Following the traffic stop officers from each Department executed a search warrant at Cobb’s residence. During the course of that search warrant officers located an additional amount of methamphetamine, an amount of marijuana, and drug paraphernalia related to the use of methamphetamine and marijuana. Cobb was arrested without incident and was transported to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office.
Later on 3-6-14 Barbara Chapman, age 37, of Flippin was arrested and charged with Possession of Methamphetamine with Purpose to Deliver, a Class C Felony, Unlawful Use of a Communication Device, a Class C Felony, and Furnishing Prohibited Articles to a Secure Facility, a Class C Felony.
This arrest also stems from a joint investigation by the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, Flippin Police Department, and 14th Judicial Drug Task Force. During the course of the investigation officers learned that Chapman was in possession of an amount of methamphetamine and planned to deliver that methamphetamine to a location in Flippin. Officers located Chapman and conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle that she was traveling in and detained Chapman for offenses related to this investigation. While Chapman was being processed at the jail officers located an amount of methamphetamine in her clothing.
Both Chapman and Cobb remain incarcerated at the Marion County Sheriff’s Office at the time of this release. Bond for Cobb was set at $25,000. Bond for Chapman was set at $10,000.
Roger Vickers Marion County Sheriff
Dusty Smith Flippin Police Department