TEXARKANA, Texas–A man who allegedly set a dumpster on fire behind a Texarkana business last month while smoking methamphetamine has been charged with arson and possession of a controlled substance. Michael Jacob Castillo, 34, was allegedly seen on video surveillance…
NEW BOSTON, Texas–A man who allegedly made threats regarding a district court judge while performing community service work was indicted Thursday by a grand jury in Bowie County. William Daniel Waggoner III, 41, allegedly said, “I could kill that mother…
TEXARKANA, Texas–A Texarkana man is being held on charges of child endangerment after allegedly leaving two young children alone in a busy fast food restaurant’s parking lot while he spent an hour inside the business’ bathroom. Police in Texarkana were…
Wake Village, TX (September 1, 2025) — A felony probation violator is behind bars after a dramatic pursuit Sunday night that left two police SUVs destroyed and one officer injured. The incident began around 8:30 p.m. on August 31 when…
TEXARKANA, Texas–A Hooks, Texas, man is being held in the Bowie County jail with bail set at $200,000 on charges of sexual assault of a child and online solicitation of a minor. Steven Jason Anderson, 40, allegedly communicated with the…
TEXARKANA, Texas–A former officer of the Texarkana Texas Police Department entered a not guilty plea to five felony sexual abuse charges at a hearing in Bowie County district court on Monday. Zackary Taylor Gilley, 32, is accused of sexual misconduct…
Senator John Cornyn was in Texarkana Monday touring Texarkana Door & Window and participating in a round table with local business owners to learn their thoughts on President Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill.” He also spoke on the future of Red…
HOPE, Ark–Officials in Hempstead County, Ark., have charged a Texarkana man who allegedly walked off a prison work release job at a Hope bakery with escape and his girlfriend, who allegedly drove him to her Texarkana apartment, has been charged…
HOPE, Ark–A Hope, Ark., man has been formally charged in Hempstead County with intimidating a witness for allegedly threatening the alleged victims in a pending assault case. My’Quan Ja’Kolan Sorrells, 21, was free on bond when he allegedly used his…
TEXARKANA, Ark–A Fort Worth, Texas, woman is facing federal drug trafficking charges in Arkansas after being stopped in a rental car with nine kilos of cocaine stashed in the quarter panels, according to a criminal complaint unsealed Monday. Elissia Thomas,…
Members of the USW Local 9609 picketed in front of Texarkana Aluminum Tuesday afternoon. This was not a strike, they are just showing solidarity in their union as they begin a new contract negotiation. They say they are looking for…
TEXARKANA, Texas–A man facing 12 counts of felony animal cruelty for allegedly torturing and killing dogs was denied a bid to lower his $600,000 bail on Thursday by an appellate court in Texarkana. Stuart Duncan Hammonds, 24, allegedly took canines…
TEXARKANA, Texas–A man who was sentenced by a Bowie County jury last year to eight life sentences plus 352 years for the sexual and physical abuse of multiple young children was denied a new trial Tuesday by an appellate court…
TEXARKANA, Texas–Bail has been set at $200,000 for a Hooks, Texas, man accused of robbing a Texarkana, Texas, convenience store on W. 38th Street in early June. Jason Jamari Moore, 23, was allegedly wearing the same clothing he had on…
TEXARKANA, Ark. – A months-long investigation into alleged contraband smuggling at the Miller County Detention Center has led to multiple arrest warrants, according to Sheriff Wayne Easley. The probe began in January 2025, after Easley received allegations that detention center…
