A man convicted of molesting a 10-year-old in Kentucky appeared before a federal judge in Texarkana recently for failing to register as a sex offender. Robert Eugene Puckett, 43, appeared with Federal Public Defender Bruce Eddy for an initial appearance…
On Saturday, April 12 at approximately 7:15 a.m. Miller County Deputies responded to an address on Tennessee Road in reference to a burned camper. Deputies met with the property owner who stated that at 7 a.m., he noted that his…
Two people were arrested by Bowie County Sheriff’s Office after 4 pounds of methamphetamine was discovered in their car early Sunday morning. According to a Bowie County Sheriff’s Office press release, Lieutenant Chris Allison stopped a vehicle in the 4900…
An alleged serial arsonist is being ordered to undergo a psychological evaluation by the judge overseeing his case in Bowie County. Clifford Martin Clark, 26, is charged with four counts of second-degree arson for fires allegedly set in abandoned Texarkana,…
A habitual offender received a life sentence Tuesday for evading arrest from a Bowie County jury. Benjamin Williams, 53, was found guilty of fleeing from police in a car May 20, 2016. Texarkana, Texas, police were responding to a disturbance…
A 63-year-old man accused of being under the influence of meth when he caused a crash in Miller County, Ark., killing a 24-year-old driver, is scheduled for a jury trial next month. Forrest Rector Stewart Jr. of Ozan, Ark., was…
A man is facing a possession of a controlled substance charge after being stopped by a Bowie County deputy Wednesday evening. Deputy Shawn Martin initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle in the 4500 block of West 7th Street while…
A man who was part of a scheme to bring methamphetamine from the state of Texas for distribution in the state of Illinois, pleaded guilty before a federal judge Thursday morning in Texarkana. Antonio Alexander Lee, 24, aka David Mays,…
On April 21, 2018 Miller County Deputies responded to a residential burglary call in the Genoa/Fouke area on county road 258. The home owner notified a family member that the home intrusion alarm was activated; when the family member arrived…
Texarkana, Texas Police is asking for help in identifying two people who allegedly used a stolen credit card at Walmart. The credit card that was used in a wallet that had been stolen at Christus St. Michael Hospital not long…
On Monday April 30, 2017 Bowie County Fire Marshal’s Office arrested two people for insurance fraud. Jeffery Lane Wilson and Susan M Wilson were arrested for insurance fraud. According to Deputy Fire Marshal Scottie Taylor, the two suspects filed an…
A 24-year-old Wake Village, Texas, man pleaded not guilty Monday to capital murder in the death of his 4-year-old son. Benearl Lewis appeared before 5th District Judge Bill Miller for arraignment with Bowie County Public Defender Sylvia Delgado on Monday…
Miller County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after the in-custody death of an inmate early Monday morning. According to a press release, on Monday, April 30, 2018 at approximately 2 a.m., Miller County Detention Center Officers notified EMS of a prisoner…
Concerning the crime rate in Texarkana, Arkansas, I would like to briefly update you on some significant accomplishments achieved within the past six months. In comparing the crime statistics for the period of November 1, 2017 through April 15, 2018…
A Miller County jury handed down a 10-year sentence Friday afternoon after finding a Texarkana man guilty of raping a woman in 2016. Ulrick Hillman, 35, must serve 70 percent of his sentence before he will be eligible for parole…
