NEW BOSTON, Texas: A Texarkana, Texas, man received both the maximum sentence and the maximum fine Wednesday for sexually abusing a young girl who lived near him in 2014 and 2015. Jimmy Lee Mathis, 64, was sentenced to life in…
A man and woman from Tennessee entered pleas of not guilty to charges of conspiracy to transport illegal aliens for financial gain at a hearing Tuesday before a federal judge in Texarkana. Gloria Esperanza Sosme, 25, and Leonel Sosme-Pucheta, 28,…
NEW BOSTON, Texas: A jury of six women and six men was selected Tuesday to decide the case of a 64-year-old Texarkana man accused of sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl in 2014 and 2015. Testimony is scheduled to begin Wednesday…
A Texarkana man entered pleas of not guilty Monday to charges stemming from the alleged sexual abuse of two girls. Cedric “Gunsmoke” Cooley, 56, appeared with Bowie County Public Defender Clayton Haas before 202nd District Judge John Tidwell on Monday…
A mistrial was declared Thursday in a Miller County rape trial after a jury of eight men and four women could not reach a unanimous verdict. Costello Byrd, 23, is accused of sexually assaulting a female relative while he was…
TEXARKANA, TEXAS – The Texarkana Texas Police Department arrested Jordan Galbert, 25, of Texarkana Texas for Injury to a Disabled Individual on Wednesday. Officers were originally dispatched to the area of W. 15th and Milam Streets in reference to an…
The defense in the trial of a 23-year-old Texarkana man accused of sexual misconduct as a teen with a younger female relative. The alleged victim, now 14, testified Tuesday that Costello Byrd repeatedly assaulted her in bunk beds at his…
Testimony began Tuesday in the trial of a Texarkana man accused of raping a young girl when he was a teen. Costello Byrd, 23, was around the age of 13 or 14 when he allegedly crawled into bed with a…
A jury was chosen Monday afternoon to determine the fate of a 23-year-old Texarkana, Ark., man accused of sexually assaulting a girl when he was a teen and she was a young child. Costello Devonte Byrd was 14 and 15…
NEW BOSTON, Texas: A Bowie County jury sentenced a child predator to the maximum possible sentence Thursday after deliberating for less than 10 minutes. Todd Peck, 51, was found guilty of the continuous sexual abuse of a child under 14…
NEW BOSTON, Texas: The state rested its case Wednesday afternoon in the trial of a man accused of preying on girls whose youth and family circumstances made them vulnerable targets. Todd Peck, 51, whispered to his lawyer and took notes…
TEXARKANA, TEXAS – The Texarkana Texas Police Department continues to investigate a robbery that occurred at an ATM in the 3300 block of North State Line Avenue on Tuesday evening. The three suspects were later arrested in Houston. Officers were…
A podiatrist who once operated Dr. Petty’s foot clinic in Texarkana, Texas, was sentenced to five years federal probation Tuesday for healthcare fraud. Glenn Gregg Petty, 53, appeared for sentencing Tuesday before U.S. District Judge Robert Schroeder III in the…
A man is in custody after allegedly breaking into a home in Maud. A person in the 100 block of County Road 1204 called 9-1-1 and said there was a white male wearing blue jeans and a sleeveless shirt in…
A man accused of dragging a police officer with his car during a traffic stop in Texarkana, Texas, in May was in court Friday asking for lower bail. Jaroy Simpson, 25, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to four felonies including theft…
