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State Investigating Possible COVID-19 Spread by Parolee in Carroll County

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Cummins parolee Jad Perkins was arrested last Tuesday in Carroll County.
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A parolee from Cummins State Prison, recently diagnosed with COVID-19, openly circulated for several weeks in Eureka Springs. He was arrested for defying a state self-quarantine directive and is back in Arkansas Department of Corrections custody. The Arkansas Department of Health says it's investigating disease spread in the county.

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