NEW BOSTON, Texas: A jury of six men and six women was chosen Tuesday at the Bowie County courthouse to decide the case of a man accused of continuously sexually abusing a young girl. Rickey Willis, 55, allegedly was dating…
TEXARKANA, TEXAS – The Texarkana Texas Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred on October 6, 2018 at a residence located on the 800 block of Bowie St. At 2:28 AM, Officers were dispatched to a report of a…
A 78-year-old man with a felony conviction for terrorizing pleaded guilty in Texarkana federal court Thursday to illegally possessing 118 guns and thousands of rounds of ammunition. Robert D. Whittington III was indicted earlier this year for felon in possession…
NEW BOSTON, Texas: A Barry Telford Unit inmate who knocked a correctional officer unconscious with one blow earlier this year was sentenced to 45 years in prison Wednesday for aggravated assault on a public servant. Bryan Austin White, 27, was…
Two people have been arrested in connection to a robbery that occurred at the Handi Pak convenience store on Buchanan Loop Rd. on September 23. According to Bowie County Sheriff’s Office, “two black males had entered the store and robbed…
NEW BOSTON, Texas: A Texas prison inmate was found guilty of aggravated assault on a public servant Tuesday afternoon by a jury in Bowie County. Bryan Austin White, 27, is facing 15 to 99 years or life in prison at…
NEW BOSTON, Texas: Three men and nine women were chosen to serve as jurors Monday in the trial of a Barry Telford Unit inmate accused of assaulting a correctional officer in January. Testimony in the trial of Bryan Austin White,…
A Texarkana man accused in a five-count federal indictment of trafficking methamphetamine will remain behind bars while his case is pending, at least for now. At a hearing Friday afternoon before U.S. Magistrate Judge Barry Bryant, the attorney representing Alvin…
A possible plea bargain was discussed this week at a pretrial hearing for an Ashdown, Ark., man accused of causing two deaths in a drunk driving wreck early this year. Bowie County Public Defender Deborah Moore told 102nd District Judge…
A 17-year-old Arkansas High School student was arrested Tuesday night for allegedly making threats during his eighth period class to “shoot up the school.” According to an affidavit, the student claimed to have made the threatening statements in response to…
An 18-year-old man accused of sexually abusing four 13 and 14-year-old girls entered pleas of not guilty Tuesday in Bowie County to 10 felonies. Gary “Tanner” Royal appeared before 102nd District Judge Bobby Lockhart for arraignment on five counts of…
A man accused of using a motor vehicle to assault a Department of Defense law enforcement officer at Red River Army Depot pleaded not guilty at a hearing Monday before a federal judge in Texarkana. Dontrell McChester, 32, appeared for…
A woman who drove from Queen City, Texas, to Texarkana with two boys in the trunk of her car was sentenced to five years probation and ordered to complete a residential drug treatment program Monday. Camille Marie Hancock, 37, appeared…
A man accused of sexually assaulting an 11-year-old boy in a restroom of the public library in Texarkana, Texas, pleaded not guilty Monday. Javier Perez, 26, is facing five to 99 years or life in prison if found guilty. He…
A Texarkana woman responsible for starving at least three dogs to death was sentenced to a five-year term of probation Thursday in Miller County. Magan Terry, 29, is prohibited from owning any animals while on probation. She appeared before Circuit…
