JEFFERSON COUNTY, ARKANSAS, Ark. — According to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, deputies are investigating a homicide.
Deputies say they were dispatched to a home in the 1300 block of Caney Road near White Hall on Wednesday just after 9:30 p.m. in regards to an armed disturbance.
Upon arrival, deputies found an unresponsive man, later identified as 40-year--old Joe Stewart. He was pronounced dead by the deputy coroner.
Stewart's body will be sent to the Arkansas State Crime Lab for an autopsy.
Deputies arrested 61-year-old Varlon Ray Cummings on charges of first degree murder.
The investigation is ongoing by the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigation Division.
