Wake Village, TX (September 1, 2025) — A felony probation violator is behind bars after a dramatic pursuit Sunday night that left two police SUVs destroyed and one officer injured. The incident began around 8:30 p.m. on August 31 when…
TEXARKANA, Texas–Family members of a man and woman who were gunned down at a residence in De Kalb, Texas, in June have written letters questioning whether Bowie County District Attorney Jerry Rochelle is acting for “political gain.” Rochelle told the…
TEXARKANA, Texas–A Hooks, Texas, man is being held in the Bowie County jail with bail set at $200,000 on charges of sexual assault of a child and online solicitation of a minor. Steven Jason Anderson, 40, allegedly communicated with the…
TEXARKANA, Texas–A former officer of the Texarkana Texas Police Department entered a not guilty plea to five felony sexual abuse charges at a hearing in Bowie County district court on Monday. Zackary Taylor Gilley, 32, is accused of sexual misconduct…
HOPE, Ark–Officials in Hempstead County, Ark., have charged a Texarkana man who allegedly walked off a prison work release job at a Hope bakery with escape and his girlfriend, who allegedly drove him to her Texarkana apartment, has been charged…
TEXARKANA, Ark–A Fort Worth, Texas, woman is facing federal drug trafficking charges in Arkansas after being stopped in a rental car with nine kilos of cocaine stashed in the quarter panels, according to a criminal complaint unsealed Monday. Elissia Thomas,…
TEXARKANA, Texas–A man facing 12 counts of felony animal cruelty for allegedly torturing and killing dogs was denied a bid to lower his $600,000 bail on Thursday by an appellate court in Texarkana. Stuart Duncan Hammonds, 24, allegedly took canines…
TEXARKANA, Texas–A man who was sentenced by a Bowie County jury last year to eight life sentences plus 352 years for the sexual and physical abuse of multiple young children was denied a new trial Tuesday by an appellate court…
TEXARKANA, Texas–Bail has been set at $200,000 for a Hooks, Texas, man accused of robbing a Texarkana, Texas, convenience store on W. 38th Street in early June. Jason Jamari Moore, 23, was allegedly wearing the same clothing he had on…
TEXARKANA, Texas — A tense standoff in Bowie County ended Thursday evening with the arrest of a Texarkana man accused of assaulting his elderly parents and refusing to surrender to law enforcement. According to the Bowie County Sheriff’s Office, deputies…
NEW BOSTON, Texas–A man accused of killing a man and woman at a residence in De Kalb, Texas, in June was indicted by a Bowie County grand jury Thursday for capital murder and other crimes. Clyde Allen Stephens II faces…
TEXARKANA, Texas–A man who created a page on an online site known for sexual content with a woman’s photos and phone number after she stopped responding to his texts and phone calls was sentenced Monday to five years probation. Andrew…
TEXARKANA, Texas–A 65-year-old man who lives in the Texarkana, Texas, house where a man’s hand was reportedly chopped off with a sword has now been charged in the case along with a 19-year-old who was arrested last week. Sachet Gilbert,…
TEXARKANA, Texas–A Simms, Texas, man accused of choking and beating to death at least a dozen dogs and puppies is asking a state appellate court in Texarkana to release him from jail, saying he has no chance of making the…
TEXARKANA, Ark. – Longtime Miller County resident and public servant Lynn McDowell has officially announced his candidacy for Miller County Judge in the upcoming 2026 election. McDowell will run on the Republican ticket in the March 3 primary. A lifelong…
