The Democratic candidate for state auditor in Arkansas was arrested Friday morning on an outstanding warrant.
Diamond Arnold-Johnson, 32, was arrested by Little Rock police on an outstanding warrant for felony terroristic threatening, reports KARK.
The Democratic Party of Arkansas released a statement after Arnold-Johnson’s arrest, in an attempt to distance themselves from their candidate.
“Earlier today, we were made aware that Diamond Arnold-Johnson was arrested by Little Rock Police. Everyone has the right to due process; however, our Party firmly believes people must be held accountable for any criminal behavior, especially candidates for public office,” the party stated. “The Democratic Party of Arkansas did not recruit her to run for Auditor of State, and we cannot bar her from running for this position. We remain focused on working for a better Arkansas and winning races across the state.”
In Aug. 2022 her husband, Arick Johnson, was on trial for terroristic threatening over threatening posts made on Facebook, according to a news release sent by the Little Rock Police Department. During the trial, Diamond took the blame for the threatening posts and her husband was acquitted as a result.
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In Aug. 2022 her husband, Arick Johnson, was on trial for terroristic threatening over threatening posts made on Facebook, according to a news release sent by the Little Rock Police Department.
During the trial, Diamond Arnold-Johnson said in court that she, not her husband, was the one who wrote the posts.
Arick Johnson was acquitted as a result.
Little Rock police began obtaining a warrant for Diamond Arnold-Johnson’s arrest on the charge that her husband had been originally arrested for.
On October 13, 2022, officers attempted to serve the warrant. Diamond Arnold-Johnson didn’t comply, according to the release, and SWAT was called to the scene.
Law enforcement decided not to escalate the situation and called off SWAT, according to police.
They eventually served the warrant on the morning of Friday, Oct. 28, 2022. Diamond Arnold-Johnson was taken into custody without incident.
