City officials are alerting residents to a phishing scam involving fraudulent emails that falsely appear to come from the City of Texarkana, Texas. The scam messages are being sent from [email protected] and are designed to trick recipients into paying fake…
BOWIE COUNTY, Texas–A man accused of being under the influence of alcohol earlier this month when he crossed the center line and struck a fellow motorist, causing it to flip and catch on fire, has been charged with intoxication manslaughter…
NEW BOSTON, Texas–Opening arguments and testimony began Wednesday in the trial of a man accused of killing two 19-year-old men in New Boston in July 2024. Malaki Scott Beckham, 21, is charged with two counts of capital murder in the…
TEXARKANA, Texas–A Texarkana man accused of stealing a device from a display in a local cell phone retail store allegedly leaned forward and gave a police officer a kiss on his forehead as he was being buckled into the backseat…
NEW BOSTON, Texas–A former member of the New Boston Volunteer Fire Department has been charged with felony child grooming in Bowie County for alleged misconduct involving a 17-year-old volunteer. Luke Stephens, 31, who was a senior member of the department,…
NEW BOSTON, Texas–A former animal control and code enforcement officer who had previously been terminated by the city of New Boston allegedly ransacked the city’s sewer plant and stole dog food from the local animal shelter in September. Kyle Hill,…
TEXARKANA, Texas–A woman who allegedly tried to run over her estranged husband and father of her children as he fled across the grounds of a Texarkana apartment complex has been charged in Bowie County with aggravated assault. Ruthera Mariel Brown,…
TEXARKANA, Texas–The Bowie County Sheriff’s Office has obtained an arrest warrant for a Texarkana woman accused of falsely holding herself out as an ambassador for the U.S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots program on a charge of trademark counterfeiting. Bessie…
A Polk County prosecutor has ruled that a Grannis police officer was justified in the July shooting death of a Wickes man, concluding the officer acted in self-defense after the suspect fired first. Eighteenth West Judicial District Prosecutor Debra Buschman…
DE QUEEN, Ark–A man who allegedly drove drunk and had an accident on Sunday with a 3-year-old in the backseat has been charged with endangering the welfare of a minor in Sevier County, Ark. Bryan Ivan Reyes, 22, allegedly smelled…
De Queen, ARK–Two men were charged Thursday with arson in Sevier County, Ark., in connection with a fire last month at Gentry Chevrolet that leveled the business and caused millions in damage. Trent Walker Gentry, 27, and Charlie Frank Moss,…
TEXARKANA, Texas–A man who was convicted of kidnapping a 12-year-old Texarkana girl in 1994 and taking her across state lines where he and a co-defendant sexually assaulted her is facing a new charge of failing to register as a sex…
The Miller County Sheriff’s Office announced Thursday the arrest of Michael Letterman for Murder in the First Degree in connection with the 1991 killing of his wife, Billie Jean Letterman. According to Sheriff Wayne Easley, the arrest marks a breakthrough…
TEXARKANA, Texas–A 69-year old Texarkana man has been charged with evading arrest and criminal mischief following a pursuit last week that ended with a crash through the gate of an area business. Police attempted to pull over Willie Munn at…
TEXARKANA, Ark–Proseuctors in Miller County filed a felony theft charge Wednesday against the owner of Tri-State Pawn & Jewelry alleging he accepted property that he knew had been stolen in a residential burglary. William “Bill” Duffer, 53, has been charged…
