NEWS LINK: https://www.myarklamiss.com/www-myarklamiss-com-news-south-arkansas/acso-search-for-two-drug-robbery-suspects/ https://katv.com/news/local/two-little-rock-men-held-on-1-million-bond-after-pharmacy-robbery-attempts-chase-to-i-40-katv-news-share-inform-public-community On 03/18/2026 at 1032 hours, Little Rock Detective Davenport reached out to me and advised that a 2021 Volkswagen Atlas had been involved in a robbery in Redfield and he believed it was heading to North Little Rock. A little while later Det. Deno from Little Rock PD advised me the suspect was now in Gray Kia Forte (ADY18N) and was actively fleeing on I-430 towards I-40. Little Rock PD lost the vehicle in that area. I was traveling west on Maumelle Blvd and observed the vehicle going eastbound. I turned around and attempted to catch up with the vehicle. An ASP unit was able to get behind the vehicle on I-430 Northbound. I was able to catch up with the vehicle and Trooper just before the I-40 east exit. Once we took the exit and got onto I-40 eastbound the Trooper initiated his emergency equipment. The vehicle quickly began to flee. ASP conducted a TVI on the vehicle. The driver of the vehicle appeared to try and correct his vehicle. Ofc. Edwards and I both used our vehicles to pin the vehicle, to prevent a further pursuit. The suspect quickly exited the vehicle and got on the ground. As officers approached him, Ofc. Edwards and I cleared the vehicle. Ofc. James Edwards was able to get both Little Rocks and ASP report numbers. See his supplement for details. *Two Little Rock men are in custody following an armed pharmacy robbery in Redfield that investigators say is connected to an earlier robbery in Ashley County. Authorities said a pharmacy in Redfield was robbed on March 18 by two suspects, leading to a multi-agency response. A vehicle matching the suspects’ description was identified, and officers with the Little Rock Police Department and Arkansas State Police initiated a pursuit that ended on Interstate 40 in Little Rock. Following the pursuit, investigators from multiple agencies worked together to gather evidence and conduct interviews, ultimately identifying the suspects as Dedrick Dewon Thompson, 39, and Kadarius Ishmaiah James, 22, both of Little Rock. The investigation revealed the pair were also connected to a March 11 armed robbery at Portland Drug Store in Portland. In that incident, authorities said two suspects dressed in black and armed with handguns entered the store, ordered a clerk and pharmacist to the ground and forced the pharmacist to retrieve narcotics, which were placed into a bag before the suspects fled. Thompson and James are being held at the Ashley County Detention Center on charges of aggravated robbery. During a first appearance hearing on March 20, Circuit Judge Robert Gibson III set bond at $1 million for each suspect.*