Independence County Prosecuting Attorney, District 16
Donald Taylor McSpadden

Counties in district: Cleburne, Fulton, Independence, Izard and Stone

Address: P.O. Box 2051
Batesville, AR 72501

The sixteenth Judicial District Office of the Prosecuting Attorney is one of the busiest in the state. The sixteenth Judicial District Office covers over three thousand one hundred fifty square miles with an estimated population of 94,391.

The prosecutor and the administration of criminal justice protect victims of crime and citizens at large and seeks restitution for crime, punishment and rehabilitation of criminals and youthful offenders.

The prosecutor also serves as director of the 16th Judicial District Drug Task Force and runs 3 hot check programs.

Our society experiences a wide variety of crimes including child sexual and physical abuse, abuse of the elderly, heinous murders, abuse of dangerous drugs, domestic violence, sexual assault, assault on police officers and teachers, and writing of hot checks. The sixteenth Judicial District Office and law enforcement apprehend and prosecute criminals and achieve a good result that will benefit society.

The Prosecutor Attorney has 7 Deputy Prosecutors and 15 other employees, the main office is 368 East Main Street, Batesville, Arkansas.