WEST MEMPHIS POLICE DEPARTMENT
CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION FIELD REPORT

TYPE OF OFFENSE: General Information
LOCATION OF OFFENSE: Near RR tracks behind Goodyear on Missouri
DATE OCCURRED: 5/15/93
TIME OCCURRED: 6:35 P.M.
NUMBER OF SUSPECTS IN CUSTODY: ______
IS THERE EVIDENCE STORED IN EVIDENCE VAULT: _____

Tracy Laxton
477 Belvedere
West Memphis, Ark

SUMMARY OF INVESTIGATION:
05/15/93 received a telephone call that there was a white male on the railroad tracks behind the Goodyear Store on Missouri Street & that the caller observed three kids 8 or 9 years old running from the area across Missouri & believed to be running from the older white male, after units close by responded to the area a white male was observed by lt. Tony Miller fitting the description given walking over the railroad tracks behind Goodyear. The white male was identified as Tracy Steven Laxton 477 Belvedere W/M D.O.B. __/__/60 Blondish red hair Full Beard. Ptlm Det. C. Dabbs, Lt. Miller asked Tracy Laxton if he would come to the police dept. voluntarily & he agreed. The three juvenile W/M that ran were not found but were observed running toward the area of belvedere by the caller. Det. Anderson, Blair & Allen did find 3 white males, #1 being a David Sims W/M __/__/70 22 yoa & #2 being a Dennis Carter __/__/78 15 yoa W/M & #3 being a Jessie Miskelly JR. 07/10/75 W/M they were located
[signed] Michael W. Allen
[dated] 5/15/93

in the bowling alley at the Holday Plaza Mall. Upon seeing officers, they came up & stated that they were walking on railroad tracks & had just bought something to drink at (indecipherable) and three white males who were (indecipherable) walking on tracks. Saw them & started running (indecipherable). Above described #1, #2 & #3 stated that as they got up on the tracks behind Goodyear they observed a W/M with reddish/blond hair come out of the woods and started trying to talk to them he said his name was Tracy & that he was from Mississippi & that his car had broken down at a church in Mississippi, Subject #1, #2 & #3 stated that the guy asked if they wanted to come over to his camp & drink some beer, #1, #2 & 3 stated they got scared because of the recent murders of the white males & that they ran to the phone in front of Howards Donuts & called the Police, then walked to the bowling alley. See Attached Subject Descriptions on #1, #2, #3