A man who allegedly used pages from a Bible to start a fire in the toilet of his cell in the Bowie County jail has been charged with arson. Eric Lamar Murphy, 38, allegedly used a cup to empty the…
A man wanted for murder since a fatal Sept. 29 shooting in Texarkana, Arkansas, is now in custody. Justin Howard Petty, 35, is currently being held in the Miller County jail with a bond of $750,000. Texarkana, Arkansas, police had…
Texarkana, TX – During their Monday, July 12, 2021, called meeting, the Texarkana Independent School District (TISD) Board of Trustees announced Todd Marshall as the new Director of CTE & STEM Education for the 2021-22 school year. Marshall holds a…
A Hooks, Texas, man is facing charges of child sexual abuse, possession of child pornography and bestiality in Bowie County. Court records show that Cody Austin Wright is currently being held in the Bowie County jail on bonds totaling more…
On July 13, 2021, around 3:41 am, The Texarkana Arkansas Police Department was dispatched to a robbery at the 71 Express convenience store located at 5106 North Stateline Avenue. The store clerk said she was robbed at gunpoint. The clerk…
Texarkana police are asking for help in identifying a vehicle or the woman driving it. According to Texarkana, Texas Police, on July 2nd, the woman pictured was backing up through the Super One parking lot in her Smart car and…
On July 10, 2021, at approximately 11:20pm police were notified of a shooting incident in the 300 block of E 49th Street. When officers arrived, they located two victims with gunshot wounds, one of which appeared serious and officers on…
A man who allegedly molested a young girl in May is facing a sexual assault charge in Miller County. Andrew Glen McWilliams, 26, is accused of inappropriately touching the daughter of a woman he was dating, a probable cause document…
A man who allegedly shot at another car while traveling on a Bowie County roadway in May has been charged with multiple felonies. Jovan Forte, 23, is currently facing two counts of aggravated assault and a charge of marijuana possession…
DNA testing has led to an arrest involving an attack on woman in Texarkana, Ark., last October. Lepeter McDole, 34, is currently being held in the Miller County jail with bond set at $250,000 in an alleged sexual assault on…
A jury in Bowie County acquitted a man of murder Friday who claimed he killed his girlfriend’s twin brother in self defense. Kavante Lamar Wright, 27, was accused of murder in the March 19, 2020, shooting of Eric Gentry, 35.…
Texarkana, Arkansas Police had an officer involved shooting that left one person dead Saturday evening. According to police the deceased has been identified as 37-year-old Don Crowson. Crowson was pronounced deceased by the Miller County Coroner and his body is…
A charge of second-degree sexual assault has been filed in Miller County against a man for alleged misconduct with a pregnant deaf woman. James Morris Davis, 37, allegedly grabbed the woman inappropriately in a house in Genoa, Arkansas, on April…
TLC Burger in Downtown Texarkana was heavily damaged by fire Saturday evening. Texarkana, Ark. Fire Department was dispatched to a fire alarm at TLC around 8:15 p.m. Saturday evening. Police arrived first on scene and reported smoke and flames being…
Three pedestrians were struck and killed on Interstate 30 near the 15 mile marker early Thursday morning according to Arkansas State Police. According to two separate fatal crash reports the incidents happened around 1:20 a.m. Thursday morning. According to the…
