Category Crime

I-30 shooter gets 15 years

NEW BOSTON, Texas: A DeSoto, Texas, man who shot another driver while traveling on Interstate 30 last year received a 15-year prison sentence Thursday from a Bowie County jury. William Calvin Crunk, 64, must serve at least half his sentence…

Jury to decide fate of I-30 shooter

NEW BOSTON, Texas: Both the state and defense gave closing arguments Wednesday in the trial of a DeSoto, Texas, man who shot a fellow motorist while passing through Bowie County on his way to Arkansas. William Calvin Crunk, 64, pleaded…

Two arrested for theft of horses

On Tuesday, May 1, 2018 at approximately 8 a.m., Miller County Deputies responded to Fouke in reference to the theft of three horses. While on scene, Deputies were advised that one of the horses had been sighted in a small…

Sex offender facing new charges

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…

Bowie County Deputy Makes Meth Arrest

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…