On Saturday at approximately 1:29 p.m. the Bowie County Sheriff’s office responded to a shooting on Private Road 82008 outside of Hooks TX. Deputies arrived to find two victims, one male and one female, shot outside of the home. Both…
ASHDOWN, Ark.–Domtar fired an employee at its Ashdown paper mill for legally using marijuana away from work, according to a lawsuit filed Friday in Little River County circuit court. Bryan Prinsen alleges he worked at Domtar Paper Company LLC for…
TEXARKANA, Texas–Two men charged with murder in the March beating death of a Texarkana man appeared separately before a judge in Bowie County on Monday. Cedric Ballard, 52, and Darquales “Smiley” McHenry, 34, are accused in the killing of 53-year-old…
NASH, Texas–A Texarkana, Arkansas, man was arrested last week in Nash for allegedly damaging tombstones while driving recklessly through a cemetery. Jonathan Paul Harris, 40, is accused of damaging grave markers as he drove through the Chapelwood Funeral Home grounds…
TEXARKANA, Ark.–A man accused in the death of a two-month-old infant who died in May was formally charged with murder and evidence tampering on Tuesday by prosecutors in Miller County. Jeffrey Allen McPherson, 39, allegedly caused injuries to young Carter…
Following an incident at the East Arkansas Regional Unit, inmate Tony E. Taylor #178319 was transported to the Forrest City Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 8:48 a.m. Wednesday. The Arkansas State Police was notified and will be…
NEW BOSTON, Texas–A man accused of dropping a Pocket Pit Bull dog 25 feet onto a concrete parking lot in New Boston this month is facing a felony animal cruelty charge in Bowie County. Jerry Jermaine Mills, 38, was allegedly…
TEXARKANA, Texas–Four men were indicted on Thursday for continuous trafficking of persons by a Bowie County grand jury. Rashaan Cunningham, aka “Fashion,” 45, Marcus Palmer, 37, Brandon Palmer, 38, and Ryan Layne, 47, are accused in connection with a sex-for-money…
A Texas military contractor pleaded guilty yesterday to rigging bids on public military contracts in Texas and Michigan. Yesterday, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Texarkana Division, John “Mark” Leveritt, 62, pleaded guilty to rigging…
TEXARKANA, Texas–A former caretaker pleaded not guilty Monday to the alleged assault of an 87-year-old dementia patient at Cornerstone Retirement Center. Sharee Shantrell Bryant, 48, was allegedly caught on video on March 9 entering the woman’s room and slapping her…
TEXARKANA, Texas–A Texarkana man facing 40 counts of possession of child pornography pleaded not guilty this week. Jared Upchurch, 31, is accused of storing photos and videos of children being sexually abused in “an application masquerading as a calculator” on…
TEXARKANA, Ark.–A Miller County jury sentenced a man to life in prison plus 15 years Wednesday in a 2020 drug-related killing. Justin Howard Petty, 36, was convicted of first-degree murder in the Sept. 29, 2020, shooting death of Billy Eddings.…
NEW BOSTON, Texas–Hundreds of Bowie County citizens showed for juror qualification Wednesday in a death penalty case stemming from the 2020 killing of a pregnant New Boston mom. Taylor Rene Parker, 29, aka Taylor Morton and Taylor Waycasey, is accused…
An eighteen-month investigation of alleged criminal activity by the LCB/I-30 Cartel gang in the Texarkana area has resulted in numerous arrests in the recent weeks. As detectives investigated the murder of Jermaine Aldridge in the Chili’s Restaurant parking lot on…
TEXARKANA, Texas–A Bowie County grand jury indicted two men last week for murder in the death of a Texarkana man. Cedric Ballard allegedly paid $50 dollars to Darquales “Smiley” McHenry to beat 53-year-old Johnny Robinson at a house in the…
