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…
A Texarkana man accused of leaving behind a 16-month-old baby when he ran from police during a traffic stop last month has been formally charged by Miller County prosecutors. Kenneth Wayne Brooks, 24, was arrested following a short foot chase…
Miller County Sheriff’s Office investigators have arrested a 76-year-old Fouke man for alleged sexual misconduct with teen boys. Kenneth Richards was arrested for rape, second-degree sexual assault and two counts of sexual indecency with a child Nov. 9. Richards began…
NEW BOSTON, Texas: It took about an hour for a Bowie County jury to sentence Billy Joel Tracy to death for the July 15, 2015, slaying of a correctional officer at the Barry Telford Unit. Tracy, 39, is now headed…
