NEW BOSTON, Texas–A man whose pack of menacing dogs seriously wounded a 9-year-old Texarkana boy last year was sentenced Thursday to 35 years in a Texas prison by a Bowie County jury. Ray Lee Cockrell, 60, was convicted of injury…
TEXARKANA, Texas–A man and woman who allegedly tricked a Texarkana couple into opening their front door before holding them at gunpoint earlier this month, are being held in the Bowie County jail on charges of aggravated robbery with bail set…
NEW BOSTON, Texas–Testimony from eight witnesses was heard Tuesday in the trial of a Bowie County man whose pack of dogs allegedly wounded a 9-year-old boy after he reportedly ignored multiple warnings about the vicious canines. Ray Lee Cockrell, 60,…
TEXARKANA, Texas–A man who was on the run from authorities for months following a brazen escape in July from the Bowie County jail was indicted Thursday, just days after being returned to the downtown Texarkana jail. J.C. Lee Kirby, 39,…
TEXARKANA, Texas–A man who was sentenced to six years in prison in 2016 for a child pornography offense by a federal judge in Texarkana, Arkansas, is now facing similar charges in a federal court in Texarkana, Texas. Patrick Wayne Kellam,…
On Friday, September 29 JC Lee Kirby was arrested in Austin TX on Bowie County warrant number B23-01011-F1-TF for the offense of Escape. Kirby escaped the Bi State Jail on 7-7-2023 and fled the area. According to the Bowie County…
NEW BOSTON, Texas–A husband and wife are currently being held in the Bowie County jail in connection with the alleged sexual abuse of multiple young children. Cody Blake Barnes, 31, and his wife, Brittany Michelle Barnes, 31, were both arrested…
Parents of newborn infants in the NICU at CHRISTUS St. Michael Hospital now have access to 24-hour video monitoring with the installation of the new NICVIEW camera system. NICVIEW includes a mounted camera at a baby’s bed space and allows…
TEXARKANA, Texas–A man who was sentenced to life without parole last year in the death of a 10-month-old boy was denied a new trial Friday by a Texas appellate court. Joshua Deshaun Lowe, 30, was convicted of capital murder in…
TEXARKANA, Texas–A man who allegedly attempted to escape from police custody last week while being treated at a local hospital after reportedly resisting arrest for drug possession, has been charged with a number of crimes, including attempted escape with bodily…
TEXARKANA, Texas–A 76-year-old DeKalb man has been charged with indecency with a child by contact involving a 15-year-old boy. Robert Daniel Bailey Jr. was arrested last week on the charges and is currently being held in the Bowie County jail…
NEW BOSTON, Texas–A man who crashed into Wisdom Animal Clinic in Texarkana while fleeing from police in January was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison by a Bowie County jury. Joshua Ellis Sutton, 32, was found guilty Wednesday afternoon…
NEW BOSTON, Texas–A 12-member jury of Bowie County citizens began hearing testimony Tuesday in the case of a Hooks, Texas, man accused of injuring six people when he crashed into Wisdom Animal Clinic while fleeing from police in January. Joshua…
The Boutique Hotel on Stateline Ave. has been ordered to close by 5 p.m. Monday or utilities to the building will be shut off. The hotel was originally ordered to close by September 5 due fire code violations. According to…
TEXARKANA, Texas–A man who once worked as a K-9 officer for an Arkansas sheriff’s office was indicted Thursday for identity theft by a grand jury in Bowie County, Texas. Jeffery Norman Martin, 51, was being held in the Bowie County…
