NEW BOSTON, Texas–A former member of the New Boston Volunteer Fire Department has been charged with felony child grooming in Bowie County for alleged misconduct involving a 17-year-old volunteer. Luke Stephens, 31, who was a senior member of the department,…
NEW BOSTON, Texas–A former animal control and code enforcement officer who had previously been terminated by the city of New Boston allegedly ransacked the city’s sewer plant and stole dog food from the local animal shelter in September. Kyle Hill,…
TEXARKANA, Texas–A woman who allegedly tried to run over her estranged husband and father of her children as he fled across the grounds of a Texarkana apartment complex has been charged in Bowie County with aggravated assault. Ruthera Mariel Brown,…
TEXARKANA, Texas–The Bowie County Sheriff’s Office has obtained an arrest warrant for a Texarkana woman accused of falsely holding herself out as an ambassador for the U.S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots program on a charge of trademark counterfeiting. Bessie…
DE QUEEN, Ark–A man who allegedly drove drunk and had an accident on Sunday with a 3-year-old in the backseat has been charged with endangering the welfare of a minor in Sevier County, Ark. Bryan Ivan Reyes, 22, allegedly smelled…
TEXARKANA, Texas–A man who was convicted of kidnapping a 12-year-old Texarkana girl in 1994 and taking her across state lines where he and a co-defendant sexually assaulted her is facing a new charge of failing to register as a sex…
TEXARKANA, Texas–A 69-year old Texarkana man has been charged with evading arrest and criminal mischief following a pursuit last week that ended with a crash through the gate of an area business. Police attempted to pull over Willie Munn at…
TEXARKANA, Ark–Proseuctors in Miller County filed a felony theft charge Wednesday against the owner of Tri-State Pawn & Jewelry alleging he accepted property that he knew had been stolen in a residential burglary. William “Bill” Duffer, 53, has been charged…
MAUD, Texas–A man who allegedly met up with a 14-year-old boy in Maud, Texas, that he met through an online dating app has been charged in Bowie County with sexual assault of a child. Joseph Jacob Cuestra, 23, allegedly told…
TEXARKANA, Texas–A Texarkana woman accused of ramming two police cars, injuring one, during a pursuit Aug. 31 in Wake Village, Texas, was indicted Thursday by a Bowie County grand jury. Christa Michelle Latham, 36, is facing two felony counts of…
SEARCY, Ark. – Arkansas State Police (ASP) Criminal Investigation Division (CID) Special Agents have arrested former captain of the Little River County Jail, Kenneth Lee Vaughn, 53, of Ashdown, in connection with a felony sexual assault investigation. On Tuesday, September…
NEVADA COUNTY, HEMPSTEAD COUNTY, Ark–A former volunteer coach from Texarkana, Ark., was charged Wednesday in Nevada and Hempstead Counties with additional sex crimes involving children, bringing the number of alleged victims to nine. Alejandro Mendoza, 34, is facing allegations of…
TEXARKANA, Texas–A man who allegedly possessed images of himself sexually abusing a 14-year-old Texarkana girl he met online is facing multiple felony charges following an arrest earlier this month. Jaylon Rashaad Rucker, 27, of Cotton Plant, Ark., allegedly picked the…
TEXARKANA, Texas–A federal judge in Texarkana on Thursday sentenced a man who had hundreds of images of child sexual abuse, many involving prepubescent boys, to more than six years in federal prison. Angel Clemente Hernandez, 19, was sentenced to 80…
TEXARKANA, Ark. – A high-speed pursuit that began in Texas Thursday afternoon crossed into Arkansas and ended when the suspect’s vehicle crashed into a utility pole on East 31st Street, according to the Texarkana Arkansas Police Department (TAPD). Around 4:13…
