Public Integrity Unit arrests former Bull Shoals mayor

LITTLE ROCK – Following the surrender of former Bull Shoals Mayor David L. Nixon, 69, to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office on two Class C Felony charges, Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement:
“On Tuesday, the former mayor of Bull Shoals surrendered on felony charges stemming from an investigation by special agents from the Public Integrity Unit of my office’s Special Investigations Division. Abuse of office and theft of public funds are serious breaches of the public’s trust, and my office is committed to holding violators of that trust to account.
“I thank the special agents from my office for their excellent and diligent work on this case, as well as the Marion County officials who helped facilitate the arrest.”

Nixon is charged with theft of property over $5,000 and abuse of office, both class C felonies. Nixon allegedly received unauthorized reimbursements during his time as mayor from the City of Bull Shoals for Medicare Part B premiums that had been deducted from his Social Security payments.
Nixon was booked into the Marion County Detention Center on Feb. 13 and was released later that afternoon.