On Wednesday, September 11, 2024, Special Agents from the Arkansas State Police (ASP) Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force arrested Alejandro Mendoza, 34, of Texarkana, Ark., for felony counts of Engaging Children in Sexually Explicit Conduct and Possessing of…
TEXARKANA, Texas–A 63-year-old Hooks, Texas, man who allegedly flew to Virginia in June to meet a 13-year-old child for sex is currently being held in the Bowie County jail with bails totaling $2 million. Dennis Lee Chilton allegedly remained in…
TEXARKANA, Texas–A man who was once selling as many as 500 counterfeit pain pills per day was sentenced Wednesday to more than 12 years in prison by a federal judge in Texarkana. Kolton Todd Saulsbury, 35, was given a 151-month…
HOPE, Ark–A man accused of pouring weed eater gas on his wife and lighting her on fire in July won’t face the death penalty, according to a notice filed Wednesday by Hempstead County prosecutors. Bruce Lee Cockrell Jr., 47, was…
TEXARKANA, Ark–A man who allegedly defrauded investors in a poultry house roof business out of hundreds of thousands while also pocketing thousands more from farm customers who never got what they paid for, is facing accusations of wire fraud in…
HOPE, Ark–A Hope woman who was severely injured in a collision with a tractor trailer last year was prompted to take her own life in mid-July because of “extreme pain and suffering” and the “hopelessness” of her situation, according to…
HEMPSTEAD COUNTY, Ark.–A woman who died in July after allegedly being set on fire by her husband at a trailer home in Fulton, Ark., had told a police officer in Texarkana, Texas, months before that she was “scared” of her…
TEXARKANA, Texas–A Texarkana man accused of advertising a woman for sale through an online website was arrested Tuesday after arranging a meeting at a local hotel with police working undercover. Christopher Tremayne Harper, 34, allegedly used explicit photos and sexually…
TEXARKANA, Texas–An indictment filed Thursday in Texarkana federal court accuses an inmate of escaping from the Texarkana Federal Correctional Institution in April. Matthew Walter Kite, 26, was serving a sentence of over five years for his role in a South…
MILLER On Tuesday, August 13, 2024, Miller County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Kendall Nichols arrested Mr. Tony Potts on an outstanding felony warrant issued by Miller County CID detectives. According to Miller County Sheriff’s Office, Potts was arrested for Theft of…
NEW BOSTON, Texas–A 19-year-old man has been indicted by a Bowie County grand jury for two counts of capital murder in connection with a July 6 shooting in New Boston that ended the lives of two other 19-year-old men. Malaki…
TEXARKANA, Texas–A local man accused of inserting cards covered in super glue into slots at two Texarkana bank ATMs this month is facing a felony criminal mischief charge. Courtney Tyrone Murphy Jr., 21, allegedly wore a mask on his face…
TEXARKANA, TX- The City of Texarkana, Texas will invest funds into the Ground Floor Collective’s 100 Families Initiative to strengthen the build-out of the HopeHub software system for Texas-side use; a crucial technology component that will revolutionize how cities support…
TEXARKANA, Texas–A 19-count federal indictment recently unsealed in a Texarkana federal court charges three men with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and other crimes in the Texarkana area. Jarmaine Lajuane Hunt, Lee Henry Houff and Marcus Washington are charged in a…
TEXARKANA, Texas–A man who has allegedly terrorized a woman he previously dated for years is accused of breaking windows on her residence and car, slashing her tires and assaulting her in the months since the couple’s breakup last year. Larry…
