Jury chosen in corpse abuse case
Testimony is expected to begin Tuesday morning in the trial of a Texarkana, Ark., man accused of burying a friend beneath a shed in his back yard in 2017. Chad Allen Jernigan, 42, is charged with abuse of a corpse…
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Man Arrested After Striking Police Patrol Unit and Fleeing Scene
TEXARKANA, TEXAS – The Texarkana Texas Police Department arrested John Hanna, 45, of Wake Village for two counts of Leaving the Scene of an Accident after he turned himself in on Sunday afternoon. Officers initially stopped a 2002 Chevrolet Avalanche…
Two Texarkana Men Sentenced to more than 7 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking
Texarkana, Arkansas – Duane (DAK) Kees, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that Patrick Taylor, age 32, of Texarkana, Arkansas, and Bruce Witherspoon, age 34, of Washington, Arkansas, were sentenced yesterday. Taylor was sentenced to 100…
Accused heroin trafficker set for trial in Texarkana federal court
An accused heroin trafficker scheduled for trial April 1 in a Texarkana federal court wants the statement he made to investigators after his arrest kept from the jury. Armando Moya, 47, of New Boston, Texas, was first indicted in June…
Police Feature Theft Suspect on Felony Friday
Texarkana, Texas Police are featuring a theft suspect in this week’s felony Friday. There is a felony warrant for Conder Huddleston for Theft Under $2,500 with 2 or more previous convictions. If you know where to find Huddleston, Texarkana Police…
Texarkana Police Searching for Alleged Mail Thief
The Texarkana, Arkansas Police Department is seeking information in identifying an alleged mail thief. According to police earlier this month the photographed subject was captured on camera stealing mail from a residential area in Texarkana, AR. If anyone recognizes this…
Texarkana Chamber Selects New Board President
The Texarkana USA Regional Chamber of Commerce has selected Curtis Schneekloth, Technical Services Manager and Black Belt with Cooper Tire and Rubber Company, Inc of Texarkana, Arkansas, to be the 2019 Chairman of the Board of Directors. Curtis has served…
Appellate court affirms inmate’s life sentence for throwing human waste
The Texas 6th court of appeals upheld the life sentence a former Telford Unit inmate who soaked a correctional officer in liquified human waste in an opinion issued Wednesday. Alonzo Gilbert Guerrero Jr., 25, was being housed in administrative segregation…
Top Army Official Visits Red River Army Depot
The Secretary of the Army Mark T. Esper visited Red River Army Depot on Tuesday. As Secretary of the Army, Dr. Esper has statutory responsibility for all matters relating to the U.S. Army, to include the recruitment, organization, training, equipping,…
Traffic stop leads to narcotics arrest
Texarkana Arkansas Police Officer Dakota Easley arrested Dewayne Franklin, 21yoa, of Wheatfield Connecticut, and Jermany Tiswell, 25yoa, of Marianna Arkansas, after discovering 10 pounds of marijuana, 4 pounds of THC oil, and ecstasy during a traffic stop. On February 19,…
Man receives 20 years for attempted purse snatching
A Hope, Ark., man was sentenced last week to 20 years in prison for attempting to steal a woman’s purse from her shopping cart last year in the parking lot of a Texarkana store. Martez Marquis Carrigan, 20, pleaded guilty…
Genoa man, 72, accused of sexually abusing young girl
A 72-year-old Genoa, Ark., man is facing a charged of sexual assault in Miller County in connection with the alleged sexual abuse of a young girl. The allegations against Willard Page surfaced in November when the girl’s step-mother discovered a…
Texarkana man killed in single-vehicle crash on Highway 67
Alex David Walker, 44 of Texarkana, Ark., was killed in a single-vehicle crash Friday night. Walker was pronounced dead on scene according to a preliminary crash report. The crash happened around 10:30 p.m. Friday, February 15 near Fulton. According to…
Trial scheduled for man accused of possessing child pornography
Jury selection is scheduled for March for a man facing up to 20 years in federal prison on a child pornography charge. Daimen Michael Perry is the only defendant listed in a one-count indictment filed last year in the Texarkana…
Arkansas appeals court affirms rape conviction
The Arkansas Court of Appeals has affirmed the 2018 conviction of a Texarkana man for rape and his 10-year prison sentence. Ulrick Hillman, 36, was found guilty in April 2018 of rape by a Miller County, Ark., jury. The jury…