A Bowie County judge granted a defense motion for a mental evaluation Thursday in the murder case of a Texarkana grandma accused of gunning down her former son-in-law in July. [su_survey] Annette Fisher, 53, sat with her attorney, Mark Lesher,…
It took a Bowie County jury less than an hour to find Joshua Jacobs, 33, guilty of aggravated sexual assault of a child Thursday at the end of a trial at the county courthouse in New Boston, Texas. Jacobs was…
A five-man, seven-woman jury was picked Tuesday at the Bowie County courthouse in New Boston, Texas to determine if a registered sex offender accused of attacking a 12-year-old girl last year has re-offended. [su_survey] According to a probable cause affidavit…
A retired Arkansas Highway patrolman was recently denied a request for pretrial release on a federal gun charge. [su_survey] John William Vickers, 55, was indicted Dec. 9 by a federal grand jury for possession of a firearm by a prohibited…
A Maud, Texas couple on whose property 24 dead dogs were discovered in September, received misdemeanor probation Nov. 30. [su_survey] Roy Crow, 62, and Kelly Crow, 49, were charged with misdemeanor cruelty to a non-livestock animal after Bowie County sheriff’s…
A Bowie County jury deliberated less than an hour Wednesday before finding a 21-year-old man guilty of robbing a local Taco Bell last year. Lamarcus Deshon Criner, 21, is scheduled to return to court this morning for the punishment phase…
A Bowie County jury is expected to hear opening arguments this morning at the Bowie County courthouse in New Boston, Texas in the trial of a Texarkana man accused of robbing a Taco Bell in fall 2014. Lamarcus Criner, 21,…
Two men and a woman accused of murder in the shooting death of a 24-year-old Texarkana, Ark., man appeared before a judge in Bowie County Monday. Lawyers for Brandon Eric Brown, 22, Marquell Deonte Smith, 21, and Shamari Newton, 25,…
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge today announced that she has reached a settlement with Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. to resolve kickback claims. Novartis is accused of providing kickbacks to certain specialty pharmacies in exchange for recommending the drug Exjade to Medicaid…
A former correctional officer who claims she was raped by her supervisor is suing the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. The woman alleges she was sexually harassed, sexually assaulted, raped and physically intimidated by Sgt. William Forte while on the…
A Hope, Ark., man claims he was subjected to sexual harassment, treated unfairly and fired in retaliation by his supervisor at Historic Washington State Park. Texarkana lawyer Joshua Potter filed a lawsuit in a Texarkana federal court last week for…
Miller County prosecutors have charged a 17-year-old with two counts of rape. [su_survey] Richard Jewonte Green will turn 18 next month. Arkansas law usually handles individuals under 18 in juvenile court but the nature of the allegations against Green have…
A Texarkana man plead not guilty to 20 felony counts at an arraignment hearing Monday in Miller County. Doriane Clentail Norton, 37, is charged with 18 counts of breaking or entering, one count of theft of property and one…
Two men accused of stealing credit and debit card numbers were arraigned last week in a Texarkana federal court. [su_survey] Roberto Hernandez and Carlos Suyi-Rodriguez appeared Nov. 20 before U.S. Magistrate Judge Caroline Craven in the Eastern District of Texas,…
A man accused of distributing methamphetamine in the Texarkana area is scheduled for trial in federal court next month. Curodrick Randle, also known as “Boss” and “Gucci,” allegedly sold meth Sept. 3, 2014 and Sept. 10, 2014, according to an…
