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Inset: Tarvon Chalmers (Craighead County Sheriff”s Office). Background: The Craighead County Detention Center in Jonesboro, Arkansas (Google Maps).
A well-intentioned act of kindness by a woman in Arkansas took an alarming turn when a friend she met on Facebook overstayed his visit and resorted to making threats against her and her family. Authorities in Arkansas have charged the man with several offenses following this incident.
The individual in question, 25-year-old Tarvon Chalmers, is facing charges that include felony first-degree terroristic threatening and misdemeanor counts of criminal trespassing and possession, as confirmed by jail records examined by Law&Crime.
Chalmers was taken into custody and booked into the Craighead County Detention Center last Thursday.
The woman, residing in Jonesboro, recounted that she had formed a friendship with Chalmers through Facebook in July. According to a probable cause affidavit made available by NEA Report, the relationship was strictly platonic. Earlier in the week, Chalmers found himself in a predicament after a dispute with his roommates left him without a place to stay.
Feeling sympathetic towards his situation, she offered him a place to stay for the night. However, despite her initial hospitality, Chalmers had not vacated her home by Thursday, which prompted her to request his departure, a request that led to the unsettling threats, as per the Jonesboro Police Department.
“When the victim informed Chalmers that he had to leave, Chalmers got mad and told her she needed to pay him $100 to leave or he was going to start breaking her property in the house,” the affidavit reads. “Chalmers told the victim that she would have to call police to get him out and all of her stuff would be broken.”
The threats allegedly continued.
“Chalmers then told the victim that he was going to shoot her and her family, beat her a— and leave her bloody in front of the victims young child,” the court document goes on.
The woman left her home to take her child to school and when she got to work, she called the police. She said she was afraid to go back home as she believed the suspect “would hurt her.” Still, she did return home.
Officers arrived at the woman’s home, and when she opened the front door, “Chalmers was sitting on the couch,” police said. The suspect had a duffel bag with his belongings in it by the door, and he allegedly grabbed it after yelling, “IM LEAVING,” according to the affidavit.
Officers arrested the defendant and booked him into jail. As they did, authorities reportedly found a bag of marijuana on him.
Chalmers’ bail was set at $15,000 cash or surety, and a no-contact order was put in place. He is expected back in court on May 18.