Prosecutor: Auxvasse alderman arrest is "civil issue'

City officials here remain quiet after the arrest of an Auxvasse alderman on Friday.

George E. (Trey) Baumgartner, 30, was taken into custody on the charge of distribution of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was later released from the Callaway County Jail on a $15,000 bond. Baumgartner said Monday he had no comment regarding his arrest.

To help the tornado-stricken people of Dumas and surroundings, donations can be made to the Delta Area Disaster Relief Fund, care of the Delta Area Community Foundation, P.O. Box 894, Dumas, AR, 71639, or through the Arkansas Community Foundation, 700 S. Rock St., Little Rock, AR, 72202.