Update, additional charges have been filed:
Following the collection and processing of evidence from the search warrant served at MICHAEL WAMSER’S residence on Fout Road in Gamaliel, a number of new additional charges are being filed against him. A Judge has found probable cause to charge WAMSER with:
Possession of an Explosive Device – Felony
Simultaneous Possession of Drugs and Firearms – Felony
Possession of Schedule I Controlled Substance with Purpose to Deliver (mushrooms and spawn) – Felony
Possession of Schedule I Controlled Substance with Purpose to Deliver (Kratom) – Felony
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia (2 counts) – Felonies
During the search, investigators found the explosive device (pipe bomb) reported yesterday. They also found psychedelic mushrooms, digital scales, approximately 80 grams of suspected Kratom, and approximately 50 various firearms.
WAMSER was given an additional bond of $250,000 on these charges, making his total bond at this time $400,000.
A Gamaliel man residing on Fout Rd was arrested Monday, April 27th, on forty-nine separate charges related to child pornography. MICHAEL RAYMOND WAMSER, 61 years of age, was arrested while at the Baxter County Court Complex on an outstanding bench warrant obtained by the Arkansas State Police following an investigation into crimes related to child exploitation. The warrant was issued on April 22nd. WAMSER was taken to the Baxter County Detention Center for booking.
Officers with the Arkansas State Police and the Sheriff’s Office then served a search warrant on WAMSER’S residence on Fout Road in conjunction with his arrest. During this search, additional child pornography materials were found and seized. A large number of firearms were also found during the search. Drugs and drug paraphernalia were found as well.
As the search continued, an explosive device of the type commonly referred to as a “pipe bomb” was found inside a closet. Personnel with the Arkansas State Police bomb squad were then called to the scene to collect and dispose of the device.
Explosive Device
MICHAEL WAMSER was booked into the Detention Center initially on the charges specified in the arrest warrant:
Pandering or Possessing Medium Depicting Sexual Conduct with a Child (34 counts) – Felonies
Distributing, Possessing, Viewing Matters Depicting Child Sexual Contact (15 counts) – Felonies
WAMSER has a bond of $150,000 on these initial charges, for which he will appear before the Circuit Court for first appearance today, April 28th.
Additional charges are pending in connection with the results of yesterday’s search warrant at WAMSER’S residence, which will result in the bond amount being increased. An update will be provided when those charges have been determined and filed.
MICHAEL WAMSER was currently out on bond awaiting trial following a previous arrested on felony and misdemeanor charges, including Aggravated Assault and Terroristic Threatening, on July 26, 2025. He is scheduled for jury trial on those charges on August 10, 2026.
