Crime & Public Safety
North Little Rock Man Wanted in September 2025 Shooting Arrested in Little Rock
A North Little Rock man wanted in connection with a September 2, 2025, shooting in the West 42nd Street was arrested in Little Rock by a federal fugitive task force. The arrest followed warrants issued by the North Little Rock Police Department related to the shooting and separate alleged offenses from the previous day.
According to documents from the investigating agency, the United States Marshals Service Eastern District of Arkansas Fugitive Task Force located and took custody of Randy Carter Jr. in Little Rock on or before the report date. North Little Rock police had sought Carter for his alleged role in the September 2 shooting and had additional active warrants stemming from an incident on September 1, 2025.
The allegations listed by the North Little Rock Police Department include two counts of Criminal Attempt to Commit Capital Murder, one count of Endangering the Welfare of a Minor in the 1st Degree, and one count of Possession of Firearms by Certain Persons tied to the September 2 incident. The department also linked Carter to active warrants for Domestic Battery in the 3rd Degree and Terroristic Threatening from the September 1 incident.
At the time of the report, the arrest by the U.S. Marshals task force and the outstanding charges were the documented facts. No court dispositions, convictions, or additional investigative findings were reported in the source material.
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