- Date
- 1985
- Kind
- Crime
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- public-servicecommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The October 1985 Beaver Beacon reported that Terry VanArkle and Dan Higdon were arrested in connection with an alleged assault on Deputy Ken Capman and released on bond. It associated the incident with service of a subpoena in the Ernest Martin case.
Evidence limits
This is an initial newspaper report. It does not establish charges, trial outcome, conviction, or the complete incident record.
Sources
- Reports that Terry VanArkle and Dan Higdon were arrested in connection with an alleged felonious assault on Deputy Ken Capman, were released on bond, and returned to the island; it links the alleged assault to service of a subpoena concerning the Ernest Martin trial. This is an initial newspaper report, not a police, court, charging, or conviction record. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1985-10_Beaver-Beacon
- The held fifteen-page October issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the arrest notice.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1985-10_Beaver-Beacon
Added 4 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Two men are arrested in reported Beaver Island assault case, 1985”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-felonious-assault-arrests-1985/, accessed [date], citing Arrests Made on Beaver Island, Beaver Beacon, October 1985. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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