Trial set for man accused in death of Arkansas infant found in dumpster

DE QUEEN, Arkansas (KTBS) — A man accused of allegedly putting a dead newborn in a dumpster has a trial date set for May 3. Matthew Hallmark, 20, and a female juvenile were arrested and charged with abuse of a corpse on Nov. 7 after the male infant was found. According to the Sevier County Sheriff’s Office, the infant was reportedly born at a Lockesburg, Ark., home. Deputies later found the baby’s body in a nearby dumpster. Investigators discovered he did not live and was disposed of. Hallmark is out of Sevier County custody on a $50,000 bond. A conviction of abuse of a corpse carries three to 10 years in an Arkansas prison. Please note: This content carries a strict local market embargo. If you share the same market as the contributor of this article, you may not use it on any platform. The-CNN-Wire ™ & © 2023 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.