A Texarkana man who became a fugitive when he failed to show for jury selection at his own trial in May was in court Monday for the first time since his arrest. Demontrous O’Keith Witcher, 31, was dressed in jail…
A group of concerned citizens has filed a lawsuit against the City of Texarkana, Ark. over police pay parity with the Texas side. “Repeated attempts by concerned citizens have been made to the Mayor and City Manager to account for…
A federal judge in Texarkana sentenced an 84-year-old man to 262 months in federal prison Wednesday for sexually exploiting a girl under 16. Jay Earl Anderson of Winnsboro, Texas, coerced the girl into performing sexual acts and then shared photographs…
NEW BOSTON, Texas: One of four men accused in the March 2016 murder of a Texarkana father was found guilty of capital murder Thursday and sentenced to life without the possibilty of parole. Anthony Wilson Jr., 20, was convicted after…
NEW BOSTON, Texas: The defendant in a capital murder trial which began Wednesday morning in Bowie County was identified as the ring leader of a botched robbery attempt by a co-defendant. Anthony Wilson Jr., 20, is one of four men…
A Texarkana man who fired at police officers after robbing a local branch of Bank of the Ozarks earlier this year was sentenced to 177 months in prison Monday by a federal judge in Texarkana. Dixon Kelley, 43, appeared with…
An April trial date has been scheduled for a New Boston, Texas, man accused of sharing photos he snapped of himself molesting a 2-year-old relative. Joseph Clinton Leatherman Jr., 29, appeared with Dallas lawyer Gary Unell for a pretrial hearing…
A Texarkana woman accused of running over and killing her boyfriend while driving drunk entered pleas of not guilty Tuesday to murder and felony DWI. Tammy Dawn Tholl, 42, was arraigned before 102nd District Judge Bobby Lockhart Tuesday afternoon at…
NEW BOSTON, Texas: A 23-year-old Texarkana man who rejected an offer from the state for a three-year prison term in a child sex abuse case was sentenced by a Bowie County jury Wednesday to a maximum 20-year term. Shaquyl Blackwell…
NEW BOSTON, Texas: Trial is scheduled to begin Wednesday morning for a Texarkana man accused of sexually inappropriate contact with an 11-year-old girl in 2016. Shaquyl Blackwell, 23, rejected an offer from the state to plead guilty to indecency with…
A 19-year-old Wake Village man accused of killing one uncle and stealing from another was in court Monday for a hearing in Bowie County. Andrew Deiontrey Hamilton stood with Bowie County Public Defender Shoaib Daredia before 202nd District Judge John…
A Miller County jury recommended a 40-year prison sentence for a man who plotted with others to commit aggravated robbery. Master Laffon Leal, 23, was found guilty and sentenced Tuesday for his role in a Nov. 25, 2016, armed robbery…
A Bowie County grand jury handed down an indictment this month for a Texarkana man accused of raping a former girlfriend at knifepoint. Brandon Lee Harrison, 30, was arrested Sept. 15 by members of the New Boston, Texas, Police Dept.…
A man whose wife allegedly died of a prescription pain killer overdose in 2015 is suing a Texarkana doctor in Miller County Circuit Court. A suit filed Monday on behalf of Michael Harrison Spencer and the estate of Kathy Renea…
A former licensed vocational nurse who refused treatment to a diabetic inmate at the Bi-State Justice Center jail last year pleaded guilty to misdemeanor negligent homicide at a hearing Monday in Miller County. Brittany Danae Johnson, 27, was ordered to…
