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…
Three people in Fouke, Ark. were arrested Wednesday morning by a task force of area law enforcement investigating automobile thefts. [su_survey] According to the Miller County Sheriff’s Office, at approximately 7:00 a.m. a task force of area law enforcement officers…
A warrant has been issued for a Texarkana man who was supposed to be in Miller County Circuit Court for sentencing Tuesday morning but failed to show. Charlston Brown, 35, pleaded guilty Monday to engaging in organized criminal activity and…
A man who attacked two convenience store clerks last year with a box cutter was sentenced to 40 years by a Miller County judge Monday. David Wayne Clark, Jr., 25, has been behind bars since his arrest March 27, 2015,…
