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…
The husband of a 34-year-old New Boston, Texas, woman who burned to death when an 18-wheeler slammed into her car Aug. 11, recently filed a lawsuit. Jared Higgs, husband of Heather Higgs, filed suit last week against the driver and…
A Honduran man allegedly in the U.S. illegally appeared Thursday before a federal judge in Texarkana on charges of transporting illegal aliens. Gustavo Adolfo Pavon-Castro, 29, was pulled over Aug. 9 by an Arkansas State Trooper around 8:30 a.m. as…
A Texarkana man who failed to appear for his sentencing hearing at 9 a.m. Tuesday morning at the Miller County courthouse was handed two consecutive six-year terms at a hearing Wednesday. Charlston Brown, 35, entered guilty pleas Monday to felon…
