NEW BOSTON, Texas–A Texas prison inmate who was involved in a sprawling conspiracy to bribe correctional officers and traffic contraband at the Telford Unit has been sentenced to life in prison for engaging in organized criminal activity. Ronnie Criege Wilson,…
TEXARKANA, Texas–A man accused of assaulting three police officers and spitting on two others during a trespassing arrest at a Texarkana convenience store is facing five felony charges in connection with his alleged misconduct. Matthew Price-Dukes, 35, was allegedly threatening…
TEXARKANA, Ark. — The Texarkana Arkansas Police Department has expanded its lateral entry program to credit officers for up to 10 years of prior law enforcement experience, doubling the previous five-year cap and pushing top lateral starting pay above $72,000.…
TEXARKANA, Texas–A Texas appellate court on Monday ruled that a man convicted by a Bowie County jury last year of the continuous sexual abuse of a child should not get a new trial. The Sixth District Court of Appeals in…
TEXARKANA, Texas–A man who was charged in April with aggravated assault in Miller County is now facing a felony retaliation charge in Bowie County for allegedly threatening a witness, coming to her job, and having a female companion punch her…
TEXARKANA, Ark. — A Texarkana man wanted on an outstanding warrant was arrested Thursday morning after police say he sped away from officers, ditched his still-running car in a neighbor’s yard and hid in his attic while officers obtained a…
TEXARKANA, Texas–A man accused of leaving his 1-year-old home alone last week allegedly showed up at the home of family members wearing nothing but underwear while the child’s mother was away. Daquayvion Deondre Putilla, 25, allegedly appeared to be under…
BOWIE COUNTY, Texas — A reported abduction near Maud that fueled a wave of social media posts this week was unfounded, according to the Bowie County Sheriff’s Office, and investigators say there is no threat to the public. On Tuesday,…
TEXARKANA, Ark. – A man accused of murder in the May shooting death of a Genoa, Ark., man is facing additional charges of endangering the welfare of a minor, felon in possession of a firearm, hindering and violation of a…
A Texarkana man is in custody following a high-risk SWAT operation Wednesday morning, the result of an investigation into a weekend shooting that left one person injured, according to the Texarkana Arkansas Police Department. Officers were dispatched to reports of…
TEXARKANA, Ark. — The Texarkana Arkansas Police Department’s SWAT Team took a suspect into custody Wednesday morning during a high-risk arrest and search warrant operation at 3302 Washington Street. According to TAPD, the operation was carried out in support of…
TEXARKANA, Texas–A Bowie County jail inmate allegedly used a razor, an electrical outlet and pieces of tissue to start a fire in his cell earlier this month because he was upset over not receiving a sack lunch. Jordan Demond Wilkerson,…
NEW BOSTON, Texas–A Bowie County jury sentenced a man to 99 years in prison without the possibility of parole last week for continuous sexual abuse of a child under 14. James Augustus Brantley, 42, was convicted of molesting one of…
TEXARKANA, Texas–A man accused of using a flag pole to smash windows at the Texarkana Chamber of Commerce and a private business on State Line Ave. in Texarkana in July is being held in the Bowie County jail with bail…
TEXARKANA, Texas — A neighbor who saw something out of place on a Tuesday morning ended up putting four juveniles in handcuffs and recovering 18 pairs of high-end sneakers, according to the Texarkana Texas Police Department. Around 9:30 a.m., a…
