Juan P. Aldaco, 46, of Rogers was arrested by the Rogers Police Department on charges of rape and incest and booked into the Benton County Jail with an immigration detainer, according to an April 18 statement from the department.
The case involves felony state charges as well as a federal hold for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The booking information detailing Aldaco’s arrest on March 18, 2026 was published through the Benton County, Arkansas public database as reported on the Busted Newspaper website. This reflects the standard process used by Northwest Arkansas law enforcement agencies to release public arrest and booking records promptly after an individual is taken into custody by local police. The details list specific state felony charges alongside the federal immigration hold following the detention of the Rogers resident as reported by Busted Newspaper.
The rate of prosecutions for rape in Benton and Washington counties combined has risen by more than 350 percent over the past nine years. This increase reflects ongoing efforts by local authorities to address sexual offenses through stronger enforcement and prosecution in Northwest Arkansas. Benton County recorded a violent crime rate of 4.205 per 1,000 residents in recent data with rape contributing a notable portion of those incidents according to Eagle Observer.
Benton County reported a total crime rate of 3,563 incidents per 100,000 people in 2022. This figure stands lower than the Arkansas state average of 6,839 per 100,000 yet remains above the U.S. national average of 3,906 per 100,000 in the same period. Rape incidents formed part of the violent crime category tracked locally with 88 reported cases in county data from that year according to Map AI.
The Rogers Police Department was established in 1881 and currently employs 140 uniformed officers along with 41 civilian employees. It serves a city population of approximately 67,500 residents in Northwest Arkansas as part of Benton County. The department holds CALEA accreditation and received its fifth consecutive award in law enforcement standards in November 2024 according to official city information.
