Logan Ashler Rentz was booked into the Lawrence County Detention Center in Lawrence County, Arkansas, on September 28, 2026, according to the Lawrence County Sheriff's Office online inmate roster. The roster lists one charge, "MURDER - 2ND DEGREE," under booking number 436509. It does not publish a statute citation, a charge level or a court docket number for the entry.

A charge is an allegation. Rentz is presumed innocent unless and until a court finds otherwise, and the booking record does not establish guilt.

**The court case.** Lawrence County Circuit Court records show a felony case, State v. Logan Ashler Rentz, No. 38CR-26-30, filed March 12, 2026. Its single count is murder in the second degree, which the court record identifies as a Class A felony under Arkansas Code § 5-10-103, with a violation date of January 16, 2026. As of September 29, 2026, the court's case status reads "case open." No verdict, plea or other disposition appears in the docket.

**How the case developed.** Walnut Ridge police investigated an incident on January 16, 2026, with the assistance of the Arkansas State Police. Local reporting says Rentz was first booked at the Lawrence County Detention Center on an aggravated assault charge, and that the charge was upgraded to include second-degree murder. On January 19, 2026, District Judge Alex Bigger found probable cause to charge Rentz with second-degree murder and set bond at $500,000, cash only, according to KAIT.

**Scheduling.** The circuit docket shows a scheduling order setting a plea date of April 27 and a trial for June 1, 2026. A June 4 order moved the trial to August 3, and an August 4 order, entered on the State's motion, reset the plea and motion date to September 14 and the trial to September 28. Imboden Live reported that Rentz was moved from the Lawrence County jail to the Randolph County Sheriff's Detention Center on July 31, days before the earlier August trial date.

Defense filings in June and September include numerous pretrial motions and a motion for a change of venue. The defense also moved on September 15 and 16 to continue the jury trial, and the State opposed the request; the docket shows no ruling on it. The docket lists orders to transport a detainee on September 9, 15 and 18. The Lawrence County roster's booking date, September 28, is also the trial date set by the August 4 order. The sources reviewed do not say how the booking relates to the case schedule, and the docket's most recent entries, dated September 28 and 29, record an order granting a defense request for records and returns of subpoenas served.

**Legal posture.** The charge is an allegation, and the case is pending. No court has made a finding about the allegation in the records reviewed.