Public Defender’s Office The Benton County Public Defender's Office provides legal counsel to indigent individuals who may be charged with a crime or who have a need for representation in dependency neglect cases.  These cases are filed in the various courts of the 19th West Judicial District, Benton County, or the district courts of the various cities in Benton County.  The Public Defender's Office is a part of the Arkansas Public Defender Commission and is jointly funded by the State of Arkansas and Benton County.   Chief Public Defender Jay Saxton jsaxton@co.benton.ar.us Chief Deputy Public Defender Janette McKinney jmckinney@co.benton.ar.us Deputy Public Defender Brynna Barnica bbarnica@co.benton.ar.us Deputy Public Defender Bradley Wallace bwallace@co.benton.ar.us Deputy Public Defender Scott McElveen smcelveen@co.benton.ar.us Deputy Public Defender Lora Noschese lnoschese@co.benton.ar.us Deputy Public Defender Tony Pirani tpirani@co.benton.ar.us Deputy Public Defender Dee Scritchfield dscritchfield@co.benton.ar.us Deputy Public Defender Rita G. Smith rgsmith@co.benton.ar.us Deputy Public Defender Mindy Wallace mwallace@co.benton.ar.us Deputy Public Defender Autumn Tolbert atolbert@co.benton.ar.us Deputy Public Defender Yvette DuVall yduvall@co.benton.ar.us Office Manager Anita Shelby ashelby@co.benton.ar.us

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221 S. Main Street Bentonville, AR 72712 Chief Public Defender Jay Saxton jsaxton@co.benton.ar.us Ph. (479) 271-1028