A man who unsuccessfully tried to rob the Ellis Pottery garden store on Summerhill Road in Texarkana, Texas, last November is now accused of trying unsuccessfully to escape from the Bowie County jail. Brandon Lee Staggs, 26, was allegedly “chipping…
For the third time, a jury was chosen to decide the case of a man facing a murder charge in Miller County for allegedly shooting another over a dispute concerning a parking spot. Marvin Arrell Stanton, 53, was 48 when…
Two brothers, 20 and 21, are facing charges of rape in Miller County for the alleged sexual abuse of a younger male relative. Joseph Baker, 21, and Joshua Baker, 20, are accused of molesting the boy when he was between…
The case of a Texarkana man accused of holding a gun to a 2-year-old’s head while robbing the child’s mother is expected to be presented to a grand jury soon for indictment. Xavier Lavar French, 19, is accused of attacking…
A woman facing child sexual abuse charges in connection with a larger Texas Department of Public Safety investigation into human trafficking pleaded not guilty Wednesday at a hearing in Bowie County. Della Lou Griffin, 53, allegedly arranged for a female…
A Miller County jury Wednesday sentenced an Ozan, Ark., man to 20 years in prison for causing the death of a 24-year-old husband and father in 2017. Forrest Rector Stewart Jr., 64, was high on methamphetamine Nov. 2, 2017, when…
Both the state and defense rested Tuesday evening in the trial of a 64-year-old man accused of being high on meth when he caused a fatal crash in November 2017 on Highway 67 in Miller County. Forrest Rector Stewart was…
A Texarkana man was sentenced to 40 years in prison Monday after pleading guilty to seven felony sex crimes in Miller County involving the repeated molestation of a boy who came forward in adulthood. Freddie Russell Turner molested a boy…
A 19-year-old Texarkana man is being held in the Bowie County jail on a charge of online solicitation of a minor involving a 14-year-old girl. Jeremy Javon Brown was allegedly communicating with the girl via Snapchat and text messaging, according…
A Hooks, Texas, woman accused of sexually abusing a teen boy she met through work at a juvenile justice facility has been charged with sexual assault of a child in Bowie County. Jessica Marie Pratt, 25, allegedly came in contact…
A child predator who was sentenced last year to life in prison by a Bowie County jury was denied a new trial this week by a Texas appellate court. Dennis Wolfenbarger, 49, was found guilty of aggravated sexual assault of…
A man accused of robbing banks, liquor stores and other businesses in both Texarkanas in 2017 pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of bank robbery. Troy Lee Ware, 66, appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Caroline Craven for a plea hearing…
Posts on the popular social media app Snapchat resulted in the arrests of two Friday at a residence in Texarkana, Ark. Investigators with a local drug task force received information Thursday that 18-year-old Callie Brown was posting about illegal drugs…
Trial is set for later this month for a 48-year-old Texarkana, Ark., man accused of molesting a young boy more than a decade ago. Freddie Russell Turner allegedly molested a boy he is related to by a past marriage beginning…
A man whose two young children were seated on top of a secret compartment containing nine kilos of cocaine when he was arrested earlier this year pleaded guilty Tuesday in a Texarkana federal court. Jose Geraldo Ornelas-Pineda, 30, was arrested…
