Trooper resigns following DWI arrest

Mitch Smothers, 31, has resigned his position as an Arkansas State Trooper after being arrested for driving while intoxicated on the evening of June 27, 2024.

At approximately 9:30 p.m., the Washington County Sheriff’s Office responded to a single-vehicle rollover wreck on Winn Creek Road. Smothers was charged with DWI and Endangering the Welfare of a Mi…