Paragould, AR – Jonesboro Right Now – Trial dates have been scheduled in both Craighead and Greene counties for a Forrest City man facing nearly 140 combined charges tied to an extensive threatening letter campaign.

Cody Dale Taylor, 26, faces felony and misdemeanor charges in two separate jurisdictions for allegedly forging letters that contained threats of murder, rape, and kidnapping directed at government officials, private citizens, and former classmates.

In Craighead County, Taylor appeared in court on Oct. 26, where he was arraigned. The matter was initially scheduled for a November jury trial, but the defense was granted an oral motion for a continuance on Nov. 9. Taylor’s rescheduled motion and plea days are now set for Jan. 14 and Jan. 29, 2027, with a jury trial and pretrial hearing scheduled for Feb. 1 through Feb. 12, 2027.

Additionally, the roster for the Craighead County Detention Center indicates Taylor was booked again on Nov. 4. His charges for that booking are listed as “summons to court” and “assisting other agencies”.

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The Craighead County charges stem from a May 4 report in which a Bono resident received 19 letters containing threats of bodily harm and rape.

Police said Taylor admitted to forging the letters to appear as if they were from two other individuals to instigate conflict, acting in retaliation for how they treated him during and after school. He faces charges of stalking (Class B felony), second-degree forgery (Class C felony), first-degree terroristic threatening (Class D felony), and harassing communications (Class A misdemeanor). Judge Barbara Halsey previously set his bond at $100,000 cash/surety for these offenses.

In Greene County, Taylor pled not guilty on Oct. 29. His motion and plea day is scheduled for Dec. 30, and a jury trial is set for the week of Jan. 4, 2027.

The Greene County charges follow a year-long investigation into letters mailed between October 2025 and September 2026 to school officials, public servants, private citizens, and celebrities throughout Arkansas and other jurisdictions.

According to an affidavit, the letters contained threats to kill, kidnap, stalk, commit sexual acts, and shoot into multiple government buildings. Taylor allegedly used a local educator’s name and address on a majority of the forged letters, resulting in over a dozen false police reports against that individual.

Following a Sept. 5 crime tip that traced an IP address to Taylor, investigators executed search warrants and obtained a confession during a Mirandized interview. In this case, District Judge Curtis Hitt found probable cause to charge Taylor with 135 total offenses, including false communicating a terrorist threat, 23 counts of forgery, and 15 counts of terroristic threatening.

Taylor was given a $750,000 cash/surety bond with strict conditions, including a GPS ankle monitor, no weapons, and a mandatory mental health evaluation. He is still listed as being held in the Greene County Detention Center as of Nov. 11, according to the inmate roster.

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