On Friday, May 8th, the Office of Court Administration (OCA), the information technology (IT) provider for the appellate courts and state judicial agencies within the Texas Judicial Branch, identified a serious security event in the branch network, which was later…
Miller County prosecutors have formally charged a man and woman from Magnolia, Ark., with capital murder in connection with a fatal shooting Feb. 27 in Texarkana, Ark., on Linden Street. Damien Damon Butler, 25, and Cierra Nicole Gentry, 33, are…
Two DeKalb residents have been arrested for alleged felony insurance fraud. On April 24, 2020 the Bowie County Fire Marshal’s Office arrested Dewayne and Brandi Gray. On August 31, 2018 DeKalb and New Boston Fire Departments responded to a fully…
A former Chief Operating Officer for HealthCARE Express filed a federal lawsuit last week in Texarkana accusing the owner of racial discrimination. Samuel Mitchell, who is an African American, alleges Timothy Reynolds M.D. made repeated comments about his race and…
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.: Arkansas Supreme Court Chief Justice John Dan Kemp issued an order late Tuesday suspending jury trials and non-essential hearings until April 3. The order could be continued past that date upon further order of the court. Courthouses…
Courts in the Texarkana area are taking steps to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Federal courts in both Arkansas and Texas are suspending jury selections, courthouse tours, nationalization services and are implementing other measures to help halt the spread of…
TEXARKANA, Texas – A 28-year-old Dallas, Texas, man has been convicted of federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown today. Collin Garrett Hayden was found guilty by a jury of obstruction of justice…
NEW BOSTON, Texas: A Red Lick, Texas, man who sexually abused a young girl for years was sentenced Friday to 30 years in prison with no parole. Nolan Dean “Buddy” Turner was found guilty of continuous sexual abuse of a…
NEW BOSTON, Texas: A Bowie County jury wasted no time in finding a Texarkana, Texas, woman guilty of human trafficking Wednesday. The jury was out about 15 minutes before returning with a guilty verdict for Linda Michelle “Gucci” Dooley, 38.…
A man accused of conspiring to traffic methamphetamine and cocaine in the east Texas and Dallas areas and of threatening a co-defendant/witness is on trial this week in Texarkana. Collin Garrett Hayden, 28, is one of multiple defendants charged with…
A Texarkana man is facing five first-degree felonies for the alleged sexual abuse of two girls. Derrick Deshawn Harper, 32, is related to the two girls who are cousins. One of the victims reported that Harper molested her multiple times…
An 18-year-old Texarkana, Ark., man accused of manslaughter in the death of his girlfriend claims he shot her with an AR-15 rifle by accident. Kayden Shay May was charged with murder by Texarkana, Ark., police shortly after the shooting of…
A man who tried to take an 11-year-old girl from her school by claiming he was her father was sentenced to 10 years in prison this week. Antonio Mata, 20, pleaded guilty to attempted aggravated kidnapping and to an unrelated…
Dehydration and malnutrition allegedly led to the death of a 7-month-old girl and the hospitalization of her twin brother in September. Miller County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested the parents of the twins, Crystal Morrow, 24, and Dustin Harley, 19, for…
A retired middle school teacher found with hundreds of images of child pornography on a computer in the church where he served as youth leader and secretary was sentenced to 30 years in prison Monday. Robert Dale Barkman, 66, pleaded…
