A Miller County jury began hearing testimony Monday afternoon in the case of a woman who claims she acted in self-defense. Sherry Lashay Woods, 36, wept as opening statements were made Monday afternoon in her second-degree murder trial at the…
A commercial burglary warrant has been issued for 27-year-old George Edward Adams III for his alleged role in the robbery of a Fulton liquor store. According to Miller County Sheriff’s Office, Adams is believed to be the second person involved…
A Detroit, Mich., sex offender caught with 10 kilograms of cocaine while driving on Interstate 30 in Titus County in February entered a guilty plea Thursday before a federal judge in Texarkana. Rhasheem Jamal Gordon, 40, was stopped by a…
A New Boston, Texas, man sentenced to two life sentences plus 20 years by a Bowie County jury last August will get a new trial. Donald Harrell, 61, was sentenced to life on two counts of aggravated sexual assault of…
podiatrist accused of healthcare fraud and aggravated identity theft while operating Dr. Petty’s Foot Clinic in Texarkana, Texas, may plead guilty in the coming months. According to a motion filed Friday in the Texarkana Division of the Eastern District of…
A Miller County judge declared a mistrial in a child sex abuse case shortly before noon Friday because the jury was unable to reach a unanimous verdict. Jared Allen Harper, 35, remains charged with rape, second-degree sexual assault and indecency…
After hearing a third day of testimony and closing arguments from the state and defense, a Miller County jury deliberated for about two hours before requesting an evening recess Thursday. Circuit Judge Brent Haltom released the jury with instructions to…
Opening remarks and testimony began this morning before a Miller County jury tasked with deciding if a local man is guilty of child sexual abuse. Jared Allen Harper, 34, was romantically involved with the alleged victim’s mother before the allegations…
A Texarkana grandmother accused of murdering her former son-in-law in July 2015 is scheduled to face a Bowie County jury in January. Annette Fisher, 54, was arrested July 22, 2015, less than half an hour after she allegedly shot Russell…
A man who robbed a Paris, Texas, movie theater, a DeKalb, Texas, convenience store and a Mount Vernon, Texas, bank during a spree of armed robberies in November 2015 was sentenced to more than 87 years in federal prison Friday.…
A man convicted of stalking a child online in 2013 in an Arkansas state court, was sentenced Thursday to 57 months in prison by a federal judge in Texarkana for viewing child pornography on the internet. Nolen Reece Baker, 42,…
A Bowie County grand jury indicted a Queen City, Texas, man Wednesday in connection with a fatal car crash in April. Tyler Reed Pate, 24, allegedly struck a Toyota Avalon in the right lane as he drove a Ford Fusion…
A Bowie County grand jury indicted a Redwater, Texas, man Wednesday accused of beating his mother with a baseball bat and slitting her throat. Dakoda Leeves Dodd, 22, became the subject of a manhunt after a guest of Dodd’s mother…
A Lafayette County Arkansas woman is in custody for animal cruelty charges after dozens of neglected and dead pets were found in her home. According to an animal rescue organization involved with the case, on Tuesday the 8th Judicial District…
A former producer of the Dr. Phil Show is accused of stealing video of the show’s star, in a federal copyright infringement lawsuit filed Thursday in Texarkana, Texas. The suit, filed on behalf of Peteski Productions Inc., the company which…
