Officials in Miller County have arrested the parents of a 1-year-old girl and a 3-year-old boy for alleged physical abuse. Cody Howard, 37, and Alixyana Williams, 21, came to the attention of law enforcement in May after two “family friends”…
NEW BOSTON, Texas: After finding a Texarkana man guilty Thursday of burglary with intent to commit assault, 102nd Bowie County District Judge Bobby Lockhart sentenced him to 45 years in prison. Reggie Mason Smith, 42, chose to have his case…
NEW BOSTON, Texas: A defendant’s uncooperative conduct and repeated verbal outbursts led to his restraint and removal during a bench trial Wednesday in Bowie County. Rather than have a jury decide if he is guilty of burglary of a habitation…
A 19-year-old from Palestine, Texas, who is accused in the January 2017 attempted capital murder and robbery of a Texarkana, Ark., convenience store clerk is back in custody. Chavel Terrell Jemison appeared Tuesday morning before Circuit Judge Carlton Jones to…
A man accused of setting a woman’s Texarkana, Texas, house on fire last month could face life in prison if convicted. Premium “Bay Bay” Warez Clark, 32, was allegedly upset with the owner of a home in the 2100 block…
A fatal one-vehicle crash that left two passengers dead on a Bowie County highway in February could mean murder charges for a repeat DWI offender. Isiah Williams, 67, appeared Tuesday before 102nd District Judge Bobby Lockhart for a pre-indictment hearing…
KENNER HAS BEEN FOUND NOT GUILTY BY A JURY Miller County prosecutors have formally charged a California pastor from Texarkana with rape for the alleged abuse of a younger relative when she was a child. David Jerome Keener, 36, would…
A crash in Miller County, Ark., that took the life of a Mineral Springs, Ark., woman during the holiday season last year has resulted in the arrest of a Texarkana, Texas, man. Ralph Vernon Hendrix, 62, was allegedly twice the…
A DeQueen, Ark., man was ordered to remain in custody Thursday at the end of a detention hearing before a federal judge in Texarkana. Randy Terrell Hayes, 31, was arrested in August 2017 on a federal criminal complaint accusing him…
Years after it allegedly occurred, a man accused of repeatedly abusing the younger sister of a former girlfriend has been arrested. Johnathan Edward Williams, 34, denied any wrongdoing in an interview with Bowie County Sheriff’s Office investigators in February. But…
A 71-year-old New Boston, Texas, man is facing charges in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a teen girl. John Markus Littleton appeared Monday before 202nd District Judge John Tidwell for a pre-indictment hearing with a member of the…
A 20-year-old DeKalb, Texas, man accused of causing the death of one passenger and injuring three others when he crashed into a tree on a Bowie County highway in January 2016 received a 10-year probation Friday. Isidro Mariano appeared with…
NEW BOSTON, Texas: A DeSoto, Texas, man who shot another driver while traveling on Interstate 30 last year received a 15-year prison sentence Thursday from a Bowie County jury. William Calvin Crunk, 64, must serve at least half his sentence…
NEW BOSTON, Texas: A jury of seven men and five women was chosen Tuesday to decide the punishment a DeSoto, Texas, man should receive for shooting at a fellow driver on a Bowie County highway last year. William Calvin Crunk,…
A man convicted of molesting a 10-year-old in Kentucky appeared before a federal judge in Texarkana recently for failing to register as a sex offender. Robert Eugene Puckett, 43, appeared with Federal Public Defender Bruce Eddy for an initial appearance…
