A woman who claims she was raped and robbed at gunpoint by a man she once taught in a Texarkana, Ark., church-based school, gave a disturbing account Tuesday during the first day of testimony. The woman said Vasquez Dominique Hayes…
Jury selection is underway at the Miller County courthouse in the trial of a 22-year-old Texarkana man accused of raping a former teacher. [su_survey] Vasquez Hayes is accused of forcing his way into the woman’s Texarkana, Ark., house around 1…
A New Boston, Texas, high school coach arrested earlier this month allegedly touched a 15-year-old boy in the athletic field house. Zachary Moody, 40, allegedly blocked the boys path as he was walking down a hallway in the field house…
Texarkana, Arkansas – Kenneth Elser, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that David E. Haskell, age 28, of DeKalb, Texas, was sentenced today to 100 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release…
New Boston, Texas–A man who drove his victim to the hospital after shooting him in the back was sentenced to 18 years in prison Thursday by a Bowie County jury. Barry Kendall Green, 35, entered a plea of guilty last…
New Boston, Texas–Testimony in the punishment trial of a Simms, Texas, man who drove his victim to the hospital after shooting him is scheduled to continue Thursday afternoon at the Bowie County courtouse. Barry Kendall Green, 35, entered a guilty…
New Boston, Texas–A man who drove another man to the hospital after shooting him in the back with a 12 gauge shotgun has pleaded guilty but wants a jury to decide his punishment. A jury of five women and seven…
A Texarkana man accused of raping his former Sunday school teacher in 2015 was in court Monday for his final pretrial hearing. Vasquez Dominique Hayes, 22, is scheduled for trial next week. Hayes allegedly wore sun glasses, a hoodie, and…
By Steve Barnes LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Reuters) – The state of Arkansas on Friday ran into a pair of new legal obstacles to its plan to carry out lethal injections on seven murderers in an unprecedented series of executions before…
A Texarkana man caught in a nationwide FBI investigation was sentenced to 97 months in federal prison Thursday. Gary Thomas Bruce, 52, is among hundreds of defendants across the U.S. indicted in an FBI investigation called “Operation Pacifier.” FBI investigators…
Federal officials in Texarkana have filed a criminal complaint in connection with a bank robbery and police chase last week. [su_survey] Dixon Kelley III, 43, was arrested April 6 after he allegedly fired two shots from an orange handgun at…
A St. Patrick’s Day collision on Interstate 30 in Bowie County has led to a charge of intoxication assault. Linda Renee Nelson, 47, was allegedly under the influence of hydrocodone and alcohol when she collided with another vehicle March 17…
A Fouke, Ark., man who made and shared videos of himself having sex with dogs and horses was sentenced to six years in prison Tuesday at a hearing in Miller County. Ryan McDonald, 38, entered pleas of guilty to 27…
A Texarkana man accused of sexually abusing three girls appeared before a Bowie County judge Monday. Randal Lee Wright, 57, was indicted in 2015 for alleged sexual misconduct with a 15-year-old relative and her 12-year-old friend. Wright was allegedly drinking…
A New Boston, Texas, couple accused of keeping their children in a house infested with cockroaches and mold are scheduled for court appearances May 1. Kirt Gortney, 42, and Chastity Gortney, 35, were arrested last month on nine counts of…
