February 20, 2015 | A Bowie County jury gave Richard Darby III a total sentence of 45 years of confinement and $10,000 fine. The jury deliberated for two hours before 102nd District Judge Bobby Lockhart read the sentence. Darby plead…
February 20, 2015 | Prosecutors told the court on Thursday that they found a recording of Richard Darby asking his father to help him escape. Darby’s father visited him Wednesday evening. Each visitation is recorded by the jail. Aaron Ragland,…
February 18, 2015 | The State presented evidence Wednesday from several witnesses describing the alleged crimes of Richard Darby. The day started with the State and Defense presenting opening statements. Samantha Oglesby presented the opening statements for the State of…
A man who shot his estranged wife’s boyfriend last May in Nash, Texas pleaded guilty to murder Thursday, February 5, 2015 in a Bowie County courtroom. James Austin Friend, 35, entered the guilty plea of murder for killing Larry Gray…
February 17, 2015 | A jury was selected for the trial of a Bowie County man accused of five felonies on Tuesday, February 17, 2015. Richard Taylor Darby III is accused of five different felonies – three counts of aggravated…
Conner Eldridge, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that Christopher Demarkus Nard, aka Joseph Nard, aka “Killa Chris”, age 29, of Texarkana, Texas, was sentenced today to 75 months in prison followed by three years of…
Conner Eldridge, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that Antoine C. Cook, aka “Twan”, age 42, of Junction City, Arkansas, was sentenced to 168 months imprisonment followed by five years of supervised release for Conspiracy to…
February 5, 2015 | The grand jury handed down a no bill for the Prissy Chrissy Shooting that occurred last year, according to District Attorney Jerry Rochelle. The grand jury handed down a bill of indictment for charges against Skye…
Last week a group of around 30 bats started flying around a Sevier County, Ark. courtroom in De Queen while court was in session. The news was part of the weekend update news segment on the January 31, 2015 episode…
Robert William Clark was sentenced to 235 months in federal prison Wednesday for trafficking one kilogram of methamphetamine through Texarkana. According to a factual resume filed with the court, the car he was traveling in was pulled over on Interstate…
January 28, 2015 | Two Miller County residents recently filed against Arkansas Funeral Care, located in Jacksonville, Arkansas, and its owner, LeRoy Wood. The lawsuit claims the funeral home failed to properly prepare, preserve, and cremate the remains of their mother,…
Two men were recently arrested on theft charges for allegedly stealing over $10,000 by manipulating ATM machines. Arrest warrants were issued for Deaundra Erwin Mitchell and Demorrio Deontae Davis for theft of over $1,500 but less than $20,000 from Red…
Curtis Jones appeared in front of a Miller County judge for allegedly shooting his ex girlfriend Wednesday January 22. Jones was out on $25,000 bail at the time for residential burglary and was under orders from the court to not…
January 23, 2015 | A Bowie County jury found Antonio Cochran not guilty of sexual assault after approximately eight hours of deliberation. “The independent witnesses and facts of the case simply did not convince the jury that the alleged victim…
The Texarkana Arkansas District Court and the Texarkana Arkansas Police Department will conduct an amnesty period beginning January 20, 2015 though March 31, 2015 for people who have warrants for failure to appear or contempt of court for not paying…
