HOT SPRINGS, Ark. — A Hot Springs woman who was free on a $250,000 bond in a 2024 fentanyl trafficking case is now facing two new felony cases. Prosecutors allege she sold fentanyl to a confidential informant while awaiting trial and kept used syringes and drug paraphernalia within reach of her 12-year-old daughter.
Kaytlyn Marie Jones, 34, was formally charged Monday in Garland County Circuit Court in two separate criminal informations filed by 18th Judicial District East Prosecuting Attorney Michelle Lawrence.
The first new case charges Jones with delivery of fentanyl, a Class Y felony punishable by 10 to 40 years or life in prison, and unlawful use of a communication device, a Class C felony.
According to a probable cause affidavit, investigators with the 18th East Drug Task Force and Homeland Security Investigations used a confidential informant to buy fentanyl powder from Jones between Oct. 1, 2025, and Feb. 25, 2026. The purchase took place in Garland County, and a cellphone was used to arrange it, the affidavit states. A judge signed a warrant for her arrest Feb. 25.
At the time of the alleged sale, Jones was out on bond in an earlier trafficking case and awaiting a jury trial.
Traffic stop and arrest
Jones was arrested May 28 after Arkansas State Police troopers, assisting Homeland Security Investigations, stopped a red 2022 Toyota Tundra on Highway 70 East near Highway 128. The truck was traveling from Little Rock to Hot Springs, according to a trooper’s affidavit.
Jones was a passenger in the truck. The driver was identified as Todd Alexander Lambert, 39, who is listed in bond paperwork as Jones’ boyfriend. The two live together at the Northshore Drive residence, according to court records. The truck was seized as evidence due to its involvement in the delivery and sale of fentanyl, the affidavit states.
During a search of the vehicle, troopers reported finding about 6.4 grams of suspected marijuana, a glass smoking pipe with burnt residue, multiple blue straws on the dashboard and pieces of aluminum foil with burn residue throughout the truck. Two syringes were found in Lambert’s pants pocket, one containing a reddish liquid, according to the affidavit.
After being read her Miranda rights, Jones told investigators the straws were used to consume fentanyl and the syringes contained fentanyl, the affidavit states. She said the syringes had been in the center console and that Lambert put them in his pocket as the truck was being pulled over.
Child found home alone
The same morning, at about 10:25 a.m., investigators with the drug task force, Homeland Security Investigations and the Garland County tactical response team executed a narcotics search warrant at Jones’ residence on Northshore Drive in Hot Springs.
Jones told investigators her 12-year-old daughter was home alone at the time, according to the affidavit. The tactical team secured the residence and found the child home alone.
Inside the house, investigators reported finding numerous pieces of burnt aluminum foil with residue commonly left by smoking fentanyl and used syringes commonly used to inject fentanyl. The items were located throughout multiple rooms and were easily accessible to the 12-year-old, the affidavit states.
Investigators also reported finding a digital scale, a plastic bag containing 1.4 grams of marijuana, 22 pills weighing 5.1 grams identified as tramadol and four pills weighing 0.5 grams identified as alprazolam. The Arkansas Department of Human Services was contacted and responded to the residence.
The second information filed Monday charges Jones with eight counts from the May 28 search: unauthorized use of another person’s property to facilitate certain crimes, a Class B felony; possession of tramadol with purpose to deliver and possession of alprazolam with purpose to deliver, both Class D felonies; possession of marijuana with purpose to deliver; possession of marijuana; two counts of possession of drug paraphernalia; and endangering the welfare of a minor in the third degree.
Lambert charged; state moves to seize the truck
Lambert faces six charges of his own from the May 28 arrest, according to Hot Springs District Court records. He is charged with possession of a Schedule VI controlled substance with purpose to deliver, a Class B felony; unauthorized use of another person’s property to facilitate certain crimes; two counts of possession of a Schedule IV or V controlled substance with purpose to deliver; possession of drug paraphernalia; and endangering the welfare of a minor in the second degree.
Lambert was released the day of his arrest on a $14,000 bond posted through H & H Bail Bond Co., court records show. His case remains in district court, and prosecutors had not filed a formal information against him in circuit court as of Monday.
The state is also moving to keep the truck. On June 15, Lawrence’s office filed a civil forfeiture complaint against the red 2022 Toyota Tundra, alleging it was used to transport drugs for sale. The complaint identifies the registered owners as Lambert and Sherry Jones, who is identified elsewhere in court records as Kaytlyn Jones’ grandmother. PNC Bank holds a lien on the vehicle.
A confiscation report attached to the complaint values the truck at about $35,000. It is being held at the drug task force impound lot in Hot Springs.
The 2024 trafficking case
Jones has been awaiting trial since November 2024 on two counts of trafficking fentanyl and two counts of use of a communication device. Trafficking fentanyl is an unclassified felony carrying 25 to 60 years or life in prison and a fine of up to $1 million.
In that case, investigators allege Jones sold fentanyl powder to a confidential informant on two occasions between May 1 and Aug. 31, 2024, at a predetermined location in the Hot Springs area. Each purchase weighed more than 1 gram but less than 10 grams, according to the affidavit.
Jones was arrested Oct. 2, 2024, and released that December after posting a $250,000 professional bond. Her jury trial was continued three times, most recently from a March 2026 setting to May 18, 2026.
Prosecutors filed a motion to revoke her bond June 10, and the court issued an order for her to appear and show cause. Court records show Jones appeared in custody at a July 14 pretrial hearing, where the judge noted her pending new charges and vacated the jury trial setting. Her bond in the new cases is listed at $275,000, and records show no bonding company has posted it.
Her next pretrial hearing in the 2024 case is set for Aug. 4.
