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COVID-19 Positive Cummins Prison Parolee Arrested in Carroll County

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Jad Perkins was arrested in Carroll County for violating his parole from Cummins State Prison.
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Forty-year-old Jad Perkins was booked into Carroll County jail Tuesday after he was arrested for violating parole from Cummins State Prison. Perkins, who had been circulating in the Eureka Springs area for two weeks, had recently tested positive for coronavirus. Both Governor Asa Hutchinson and the Arkansas Department of Health have responded to the incident. Hear our full report Monday. 

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Jacqueline Froelich is an investigative reporter and news producer for Ozarks at Large.