Two Mexican men caught with 26 kilos of pure powder cocaine while traveling through Hempstead County, Ark., recently pleaded guilty in a Texarkana federal court. Miguel Yanez-Garcia appeared Thursday before U.S. District Judge Susan Hickey with federal public defender Tiffany…
Kenneth Elser, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that James R. Cheek, age 68, formerly of Douglasville, Georgia, and Herschel J. Breig, Sr., age 68, formerly of Nixa, Missouri, appeared today before the Honorable United States…
A New Boston, Texas, man accused of sending pornographic photos of himself sexually assaulting a 2-year-old girl was indicted by a Bowie County grand jury last week. Joseph Leatherman, 28, allegedly emailed five sexually graphic photos of himself with a…
A Bowie County grand jury indicted a Texarkana man recently for murder in the November 2015 death of a toddler. Michael Decarius Moore, 25, allegedly caused the blunt force injuries that led to the death of 2-year-old KaDerius Lamar King…
A nurse accused of negligent homicide in the death of a 20-year-old diabetic who died July 1 in her cell at the Bi-State jail entered a not guilty plea Tuesday. Brittany Johnson, 26, stood with Texarkana attorney Jeff Harrelson in…
A Texarkana woman pleaded not guilty Monday to aggravated assault with a deadly weapon Monday in a Bowie County court. Michelle Purvis, 35, was in court for arraignment Monday at a hearing before 202nd District Judge Leon Pesek Jr. Texarkana…
The parents of a 20-year-old Texarkana woman who died in the Bi-State jail this summer after a nurse allegedly refused to treat her filed a lawsuit Friday in federal court. Morgan Angerbauer’s blood sugar level was over 800 when she…
The parents of a teen boy sexually molested by the mother of a friend agree to a 25-year prison sentence Friday at a hearing in Texarkana. Kimberly Elaine Mitchell, 37, sobbed as 102nd District Judge Bobby Lockhart sentenced her to…
A former correctional officer who had inappropriate contact with an inmate at Texarkana’s federal prison was sentenced to a term of probation this week. Jose Angel Rivas pleaded guilty in May to misprison of a felony, a lesser offense than…
A 19-year-old Texarkana man accused of beating a toddler to death in January at his home in Texarkana, Texas, has been found competent to stand trial. [su_survey] Bowie County Assistant District Attorney Kelley Crisp made the announcement Wednesday morning at…
A 37-year-old New Boston, Texas, woman pleaded guilty Wednesday to sexually abusing a 13-year-old boy in 2014. Kimberly Elaine Mitchell pleaded guilty to one count of sexual assault of a child and two counts of aggravated sexual assault of a…
A Broken Bow, Oklahoma, man accused of causing serious injuries that led to the death of another in August 2015, plans to claim self-defense at his trial later this month. Taylor Rogers, 26, was arrested last year after a fight…
The Texas Attorney General’s Office has found a new way to punish parents who are behind on child support payments: blocking their vehicle registration renewal. The agency plans to employ the new tool beginning this fall against parents who haven’t…
The defense team representing a Texarkana man accused of raping his former Sunday school leader wants a gag order to limit pretrial publicity. Little Rock attorneys Lawrence Walker and Crystal Okoro filed a motion last week asking the court to…
A Texarkana woman who embezzled about $100,000 from a local attorney pleaded guilty last week in federal court to embezzlement. Ashley Meree Wilde appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Caroline Craven Aug. 25 for a change of plea hearing with federal…
