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Field Walsh
Field founded TXK Today in 2014 and has covered news in Texarkana for more than a decade. As owner and editor, he runs the newsroom and builds the technology behind the site, from breaking-news alerts to the daily morning digest. He also owns Square World Media, the Texarkana company behind TXK Today and Arkansas Breaking News.
Hopkins Icehouse denies responsibility for drunk driving fatality
The owners of a popular downtown Texarkana watering hole filed responses recently to wrongful death suits connected to a 2013 drunk driving wreck that left two dead and another permanently disabled. Hopkins Icehouse bar and restaurant, the bar’s owners and…
ATM theft averted with arrest after brief chase
TEXARKANA, Texas – Texarkana Texas Police have arrested Alexius Hill, 21, of Texarkana, Texas for his involvement in a burglary that took place on September 23rd at the River Crossing Apartments after the vehicle he was riding in fled from…
Save Red River Army Depot efforts are kindled by $10,000 donation
November 24, 2015, Texarkana, TX- Supporting and sustaining Red River Army Depot (RRAD) and the Defense Complex, our region’s largest employer and economic driver, are the reasons one local business man offered a donation toward efforts to steer the Department…
Beacon Point murder suspect had multiple warrants at time of shooting
Justin Damone Johnson, the suspect in the Beacon Point home invasion that left two dead in Texarkana, Ark., faced charges in the 2010 murder of two people in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Like last week’s shooting in Texarkana, the Albuquerque murders…
Police discover body in car in Target parking lot
UPDATE – A missing Springfield, Missouri woman was found deceased in her vehicle parked at a local business. [su_survey] On November 24, 2015, at approximately 7 p.m., Texarkana, Texas police officers responded to the Richmond Ranch area concerning the welfare of…
Suspect Wanted in Rape, Robbery, Kidnapping, and Theft
On Sunday, November 22nd, 2015 at 2:30 am, Texarkana Arkansas police responded to a residence in the College Hill area, where a female reported to police that while in her home, at approximately 1:00am, an unknown male forced entry into…
Motorcycle found in woods off of Buchanan Rd
Texarkana, Texas Police Department is on scene of a motorcycle found about 40 feet into the woods on Buchanan Rd. at Garber St. [su_survey] The motorcycle was discovered Tuesday morning. According to Bowie County Sheriff Prince the motorcycle belongs to…
TAPD looking for alleged suspect in a recent rape, robbery, and kidnapping incident
UPDATE – Suspect Identified, see here for more. According to Texarkana, Arkansas Police Department they are searching for the pictured individual who was allegedly involved in a recent rape, robbery, and kidnapping incident. Police ask if anyone has any information…
Masonic Lodge Clean-Up Complete
City of Texarkana, Texas Municipal Court Judge Sherry Jackson granted a motion filed by Rod LaGrone on behalf of himself and his wife, Lesa, to dismiss the trial against them for nuisance charges related to the former Masonic Lodge property…
Two men plead not guilty to first degree murder Monday at arraignment hearings in Bowie County
Brandon Eric Brown, 22, and Marquell Deonte Smith, 21, appeared before 202nd District Judge Leon Pesek for arraignment Monday. A third defendant, Shamari Newton, 25, was indicted in the fatal shooting of Christopher Guilbeau also but was not scheduled to…
Beacon Point suspect found not guilty in 2010 double homicide
Justin Johnson, the suspect in the Beacon Point home invasion that left two dead, faced murder charges in the 2010 murder of two people in Albuquerque, New Mexico. [su_survey] According to New Mexico online court records, Johnson was found not guilty…
Police searching for alleged capital murder suspect
Texarkana Arkansas Police Department is currently searching for 27-year-old Justin Damone Johnson. Johnson is wanted for capital murder in the recent home invasion that occurred on Friday, November 20, 2015 at Beacon Point Apartments. Johnson is 5’9″ tall and 185…
Man riding horse on Ida Street hit by car
7:15 p.m. Sunday | A man riding a horse down Ida Street in Texarkana, Ark. was hit by a passing car Sunday evening injuring the man and the horse. [su_survey] The rider was transported to a local hospital with unknown…
Federal authorities indict two for credit card thefts
Two men accused of stealing credit and debit card numbers were arraigned last week in a Texarkana federal court. [su_survey] Roberto Hernandez and Carlos Suyi-Rodriguez appeared Nov. 20 before U.S. Magistrate Judge Caroline Craven in the Eastern District of Texas,…