Ridenhour v. State

Larry D. Vaught, Judge.

Appellant Jeffrey Ridenhour appeals a judgment entered by the Scott County Circuit Court granting the State’s complaint for forfeiture of Ridenhour’s 2004 Dodge pickup truck. For reversal, Ridenhour argues that the evidence was insufficient to support the trial court’s judgment ordering the forfeiture. We agree and reverse and dismiss.

At the forfeiture hearing, Arkansas State Trooper Shane Meyer testified that he initiated a traffic stop after he observed Ridenhour, driving the truck in question, fail to stop at a stop sign. After Trooper Meyer confirmed that Ridenhour…