Crittenden District Judge Daniel Heady has issued a bench warrant for Torey Tidwell, 29, whose last known address was Marion.
Yesterday, the judge had ordered Tidwell to make a child support payment of $300. She appeared in Crittenden District Court Wednesday and told the judge she'd have it paid by the end of the day. Court records indicate that she failed to do that; therefore, the judge ordered her arrest.
A case worker told the court last week that Tidwell has three children, two of whom live with her mother and another with the child's father. Brenda Croft, the case worker for County Attorney Rebecca Johnson's Child Support Services division, said Tidwell is in arrears by more than $3,800 in child support in once case.
Tidwell was jailed last year for not paying child support, but released in October after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor. She was ordered by the court in 2009 to make monthly payments of $188 on one of her two active child support cases. She also owes $167 month on another case, which is also in arrears on.
Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Tidwell should notify the Crittenden County Sheriff's Department.
