TEXARKANA, Texas–A Texarkana man facing 40 counts of possession of child pornography pleaded not guilty this week. Jared Upchurch, 31, is accused of storing photos and videos of children being sexually abused in “an application masquerading as a calculator” on…
When officers were assaulted with fireworks on July 4, 2022, by young adults and juveniles, an incident where several officers were injured, with one hospitalized, TAPD Criminal Investigation Division has been hard at work investigating the violent crimes. On Friday,…
Sbarro now has a location open in a Texarkana E-Z Mart. The Texarkana Sbarro is located at 6424 Richmond Rd. with another to soon open at the 700 N. Kings Highway location in Wake Village. Sbarro is an American pizzeria…
On July 4th , 2022, at approximately 7:50 PM Miller County Deputies responded to a breaking or entering call for service at the Shiloh Baptist Church located on Highway 82 East. Reports indicated a white male suspect armed with a…
Effective September 6, 2022, United Airlines will no longer operate the non-stop flight between Texarkana Regional Airport (“TXK”) and Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport. Airline officials reviewed their market demand and concluded that passenger bookings were not growing at the…
TEXARKANA, Ark.–A Miller County jury sentenced a man to life in prison plus 15 years Wednesday in a 2020 drug-related killing. Justin Howard Petty, 36, was convicted of first-degree murder in the Sept. 29, 2020, shooting death of Billy Eddings.…
NEW BOSTON, Texas–Hundreds of Bowie County citizens showed for juror qualification Wednesday in a death penalty case stemming from the 2020 killing of a pregnant New Boston mom. Taylor Rene Parker, 29, aka Taylor Morton and Taylor Waycasey, is accused…
An eighteen-month investigation of alleged criminal activity by the LCB/I-30 Cartel gang in the Texarkana area has resulted in numerous arrests in the recent weeks. As detectives investigated the murder of Jermaine Aldridge in the Chili’s Restaurant parking lot on…
On Tuesday June 21 at approximately 7:54 p.m., Bowie County deputies were dispatched to a shooting that had just occurred in the 500 block of Birch Street Maud, TX. Captain David Grable arrived and found a shooting victim lying in…
TEXARKANA, Texas–A Bowie County grand jury indicted two men last week for murder in the death of a Texarkana man. Cedric Ballard allegedly paid $50 dollars to Darquales “Smiley” McHenry to beat 53-year-old Johnny Robinson at a house in the…
On Monday, June 20, 2022, around Noon, Officers were dispatched to a shooting in the 300 block of Martin Luther King Blvd and the 700 block of Laurel Street in Texarkana, Arkansas. When officers arrived in the 300 block of…
Texarkana, Arkansas Police are investigating a shooting the occurred on E. 7th Street near State Line Blvd. Police say that it was a rolling disturbance. At least one person was shot and a car left the roadway and crashed into…
The Bowie County Dive Team and Texas Game Wardens have recovered the body of 31-year-old Muhammad Usman Amjad who drown in Lake Wright Patman Sunday evening. According to Texas Game Warden Captain Shawn Hervey, Amjad was a passenger on a…
Texas Parks and Wildlife Game Wardens along with Cass County and Bowie County first responders are working a drowning on Lake Wright Patman, according to Texas Game Warden Captain Shawn Hervey. According to Captain Hervey, the victim was a passenger…
Texarkana, Texas Police are investigating a murder at a home in the 3600 block of Skyline that occurred 1:30 a.m. Sunday morning. According to police, a man died at the home and his wife is in critical condition at Christus…
