3 People Were Killed in Arkansas Home, and Baby Is Allegedly Abducted from Scene

Mar. 16, 2025

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Stanley McGehee and Tami Chenoweth

An Arkansas man was arrested after he was found with an infant that had allegedly been abducted from a home where three people were discovered dead.

Hunter Chenoweth, 22, of DeQueen, was arrested Tuesday night, just hours after Madison County deputies found the bodies of Tami Lynn Chenoweth, 51; James Stanley McGhee, 59; and their 26-year-old daughter Cheyene Chenoweth, 26, inside a home south of Huntsville, according toArkansas State Police.

Cheyene was Tami’s daughter, according to a Facebook post from Tami and James' church.

Deputies had responded to a call from an unknown caller at around 5 p.m. that day reporting three deaths at the home. During their investigation, authorities learned that an infant had also been at the scene and had allegedly been abducted.

Investigators issued a statewide search for two vehicles that had been at the scene earlier.

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Hunter Chenoweth

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At 10:10 p.m., Highway Patrol Division troopers spotted a van matching the description of the second crime scene vehicle traveling along Interstate 30 near Benton.

When troopers initiated a traffic stop, Hunter Chenoweth exited the vehicle with a rifle and allegedly began “verbally provoking the troopers,” the news release states. Eventually, authorities were able take him into custody.

The driver of the van was only identified as a 25-year-old DeQueen woman.

It’s unclear how the victims died.

source: people.com