Mac Dale Pennington, 46, of Van Buren, Arkansas, was reported missing in late 2019. Investigators say what appeared to be human remains were found on Hollis Lake Road in rural Crawford County on Friday, November 22, 2019. An early tip suggested Pennington may have been shot; that lead focused attention on George Newton of Mulberry.

Authorities recovered a weapon believed to have been used in the crime and, after Newton’s arrest, say he gave a statement that revealed the location of Pennington’s body. The Arkansas State Crime Lab confirmed the remains as Pennington’s on Monday, November 25, 2019, and his family was notified.

Newton was charged with first-degree murder, terroristic threatening, possession of drug paraphernalia and being a felon in possession of a firearm; a judge set bond at $2,100,000. Does anyone in the area have information about Pennington’s last known movements or that part of Hollis Lake Road?