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Kristie Leigh Hudson Sentenced to 12 Months in Federal Prison for Assaulting a Federal Officer
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Kristie Leigh Hudson Sentenced to 12 Months in Federal Prison for Assaulting a Federal Officer

FORT SMITH – In a shocking turn of events, Kristie Leigh Hudson, a 30-year-old woman from Bigelow, Arkansas, was sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison followed by two years of supervised release for assaulting, resisting, and impeding a federal officer.

The Honorable Judge P.K. Holmes, III, presided over the sentencing hearing in the United States District Court in Fort Smith, Arkansas. This case sends a clear message that assaulting and resisting federal officers will not be tolerated.

According to court documents, on June 24, 2021, two United States Park Rangers with the National Park Service, at Buffalo National River, contacted Hudson after a citizen complaint about a verbal domestic altercation with her partner in the Spring Creek Campground in Searcy County.

Upon making contact with Hudson and her partner, the officers determined Hudson appeared to be under the influence of an unknown substance(s) and had been fighting with her male companion. Rangers attempted to identify Hudson who refused to cooperate with the investigation, and she began fighting with the officers after which she was detained.

Hudson’s extreme erratic behavior and refusal to cooperate with authorities led to a chaotic scene, resulting in one of the NPS Officers sustaining injury. She was arrested and transported to the Marion County Jail where she was restrained and later taken for medical evaluation.

U.S. Attorney David Clay Fowlkes of the Western District of Arkansas made the announcement. The National Park Service, Investigative Services Branch, and Buffalo National River investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Tyler Williams prosecuted the case.