BONANZA, Arkansas — A day after she appeared in court to finalize her divorce, 40-year-old Charity Beallis and her six-year-old twin children were found shot to death inside their sprawling $755,000 home, marking a devastating culmination of a year-long struggle for safety and legal protection.
A Deadly Discovery and a Pattern of Violence
On the morning of Wednesday, December 3, 2025, deputies from the Sebastian County Sheriff's Office performed a welfare check at the Beallis residence in the small city of Bonanza. After receiving no answer at the door, they were let inside by two workers and made a horrific discovery: Charity and her two young children dead from gunshot wounds.
The tragedy followed a documented history of domestic violence. Court records show that Charity's estranged husband, Dr. Randall Beallis, was arrested in February 2025 for choking her in front of their children. He later pleaded guilty to third-degree battery, receiving a one-year suspended sentence and fines totaling over $1,500.
A Mother's Plea Against a "System that Protects Offenders"
Charity filed for divorce in March 2025, citing the choking incident as grounds for seeking sole custody. In a poignant and frustrated Facebook comment on a local news post in August, she publicly decried the legal system she felt had failed her.
"I'm living this battle right now. I am the victim, yet I've been treated like the problem while the criminal – a local doctor – is being shielded by the very system that's supposed to protect us," she wrote. "This is not just about me – this is about a system that protects offenders and rejects victims. Lives are at stake, including the lives of young children."
Her final divorce proceeding was held on Tuesday, December 2. The following day, she and her children were found dead. One day after the deaths were announced, an attorney for Randall Beallis filed a motion to dismiss the now-moot divorce case.
A Family's Grief and Demand for Justice
Charity's family is now grappling with profound loss and anger. Her father described an emotional whirlwind: "One moment I'll be crying and the next moment I'll be mad, I don't know how to explain it... I never expected to ever have to go through something like this in my life."
Her eldest son, John Powell, half-brother to the twins, remembered his mother as a fighter. "Those kids were precious. Real precious, and they were innocent," he said, adding, "I know she went out with a fight." The family says they are now committed to fighting for justice.
The Sebastian County Sheriff's Office has not named a suspect or released details of its ongoing investigation, a silence that has only amplified the family's distress.
A Case Echoing a National Crisis
This case highlights the deadly intersection of domestic violence and legal proceedings. Advocates note that periods of separation or divorce can be among the most dangerous for victims of abuse. Charity Beallis's public plea underscores a widespread frustration with systems that survivors say often minimize threats and fail to provide adequate protection.
The investigation continues as a community mourns and a family seeks answers for the loss of a mother and two innocent children.
*Source: Based on reporting from the Independent UK, 5NEWS, and official statements from the Sebastian County Sheriff's Office.*
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