A prominent Arkansas doctor denies that he had anything to do with the deaths of his estranged wife and two young children and is “heartbroken” after their bodies were found at his home amid a bitter divorce battle, his lawyer said.
Dr. Randall Beallis previously pleaded guilty to domestic violence after choking his wife, Charity, at their $760,000 home in Bonanza, near the Oklahoma border, back in March, but has not been arrested or charged in relation to their murders.
He received a one-year suspended sentence and was ordered to pay about $1,500 in fines, 5 News reported.
Attorney for prominent Arkansas doctor Randall Beallis has denied that he had anything to do with the deaths of his estranged wife and two young children, after their bodies were found at his home amid a bitter divorce battle. Sebastian County
The bodies of Charity and the couple’s twin son and daughter, 6, were found on Dec. 3 following a welfare check at the property. 40/29 NewsThe bodies of Charity and the couple’s twin son and daughter, 6, were found on Dec. 3 following a welfare check at the property.
Charity feared so badly that her husband was going to harm her and the children that she asked State Senator Terry Rice (R, AK) for help getting protection earlier this year, the senator told 5 News.
But his attorney told The Post that the violent doctor is innocent.
“Mr. Beallis was not responsible for the death of Mrs. Beallis nor his children’s deaths,” his attorney, Michael D. Pierce, told The Post.
The Bonanza, Ark. house where Beallis and her children’s bodies were found. 5 News“Mr. Beallis has been cooperative with law enforcement and fully supports the Sebastian County Sheriff’s office investigation. We hope that the sheriff’s office finds the truth about what happened to Mrs. Charity Beallis and their children,” the attorney added.
He added that his client had “given a voluntary interview and allowed access to anything requested by the Sebastian County Sheriff’s Office in their investigation.”
Just a day before the three bodies were found, Charity had been in court with her ex-husband, where Randall was awarded joint custody of his children, Pierce told The Post.
Dr. Randall Beallis previously pled guilty to domestic violence after choking his wife, Charity, at their $760,000 home in Arkansas. FacebookCharity had sought sole custody, using the choking incident earlier this year as a reason that the father should not have custody of his children.
The divorce proceedings had concluded a day before the bodies were found.
“His children were set to be with him on a schedule of two weeks with Mr Beallis and one week with Mrs. Beallis,” Pierce said.
“At some time on or around December 3, 2025, the tragic event occurred before Mr. Beallis was able to receive his children back from their mother,” he said.
Charity and Randall Beallis’ divorce was finalized just one day before the mother and her children were killed. Facebook“The children remained with their mother until they were to be returned to Mr. Randall Beallis on Friday, December 5, 2025,” Pierce said.
“He is now heartbroken that the return of his children was taken away from him,” the attorney added.
So far, no details have been released by the Sebastian County Sheriff’s Office about the investigation, nor any information about a possible suspect, to the anger of Charity’s family.
Charity’s son John Powell (left) said he believed his mother was shot twice because she was defending her twins’ lives. 40/29 News“Those kids were precious. Real precious, and they were innocent,” Charity’s oldest son, and half-brother to the twins, John Powell, told KNWA.
His mom “would have fought tooth and nail, which is why she may have been shot twice,” Powell added.
“I know she went out with a fight,” he said.
Charity’s father, Randy Powell, said he is still coming to terms with what happened.
“One minute I’ll be crying and the next moment I’ll be mad, I don’t know how to explain it,” he told KNWA.
“I never expected to ever have to go through something like this in my life,” he said.
