A formal charge of felony abuse of a corpse has been filed by Miller County prosecutors against a man who allegedly buried a friend’s body beneath a shed in his back yard. Chad Allen Jernigan, 41, was arrested in July…
A first-degree sexual assault charge has been filed by Miller County, Ark., prosecutors against a former Texarkana, Texas, high school teacher. Carlton James Bailey Jr., 26, allegedly admitted to sexual contact with an 18-year-old female student during an interview with…
A former volunteer softball coach pleaded guilty Monday to fourth-degree sexual assault involving a 15-year-old girl. Michael Avila, 35, appeared with Texarkana attorney John Pickett for a hearing Tuesday morning before Circuit Judge Kirk Johnson at the Miller County jail…
A New Boston, Texas, man facing charges of transporting and possessing child pornography pleaded not guilty before a federal judge in Texarkana this week. John Matthew Emerson, 35, appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Caroline Craven for arraignment Tuesday in the…
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…
