AR Times: “Former legislator Denny Altes, a former Fort Smith Republican legislator who also served for a time as one of Governor Hutchison’s most undistinguished appointees as state drug director, has been charged with a felony.
The state court system doesn’t currently carry details beyond the notice above, but Talk Business, quoting sources, said it relates to an effort to pay a candidate, Steve Hotz, to get out of the race for Sebastian County judge. A special prosecutor and special judge are handling the case and few details have been released following the original arrest.”