At least two area residents and businesses have received telephone calls in the last week from individuals purporting to work for the Texarkana Water Utilities, according to a press release from Texarkana, Texas Police Department. The callers demand immediate payment…
TYLER, Texas – U.S. Attorney John M. Bales announced that an East Texas pain management physician has pleaded guilty to illegally dispensing controlled substances. [su_survey] Sameer Andoni Fino, 49, of Murphy, Texas, pleaded guilty before United States Magistrate Judge John…
A Bowie County murder defendant who was released on a personal recognizance bond Friday is back in custody. [su_survey] Marquell Deonte Smith, 21, was ordered by 202nd District Judge Leon Pesek, Jr., at Friday’s hearing to wear a GPS leg…
A Texarkana, Ark., man caught inhaling intoxicating fumes from an aerosol can while in charge of two young children is facing a child endangerment charge in Miller County. Jonathan Paul Harris, 34, is accused of breathing in the contents of…
SHERMAN, Texas – A former government contractor employee was sentenced to 46 months in prison today for his role in a bribery scheme involving a federal program in Afghanistan and conspiracy to structure financial transactions to avoid currency transaction reporting…
The Arkansas State Police is investigating an officer involved shooting that occurred in Mena today. Special Agents of the Arkansas State Police Criminal Investigation Division were requested by Polk County authorities to investigate the use of deadly force by a…
A previously registered sex offender appeared for arraignment Friday on a federal child pornography charge in Texarkana. Nolen Reece Baker, 41, is required to register as a sex offender because of a 2013 conviction for internet stalking of a child…
A woman was seriously injured Sunday evening when the car she was driving rolled over due to her ramming into her boyfriend’s car, according to a Texarkana, Ark. police officer on scene. [su_survey] The disturbance occurred on College St. at…
Three Bowie County murder defendants were released on personal recognizance bonds Friday. [su_survey] Brandon Eric Brown, 22; Marquell Deonte Smith, 21; and Shamari Newton, 25; appeared before 202nd District Judge Leon Pesek, Jr., Friday afternoon. Pesek refused to lower bonds…
A 2-year-old found dead last month in his mother’s Texarkana, Texas home suffered severe blunt force trauma, according to court records. [su_survey] Little Da’Corian Wright’s mother thought he and his 1-year-old sister were sleeping when she got home from work…
De Queen, Ark. – Police are looking for multiple individuals allegedly involved in a quick-change scam at the DeQueen Walmart Wednesday. Short-change or quick-change scammers usually purchase a low cost item with a $100 bill and then use various tactics…
The 6th District Court of Appeals in Texarkana issued an opinion Wednesday overruling a Bowie County District Judge’s decision concerning bail for two murder defendants. [su_survey] Brandon Brown, 22, and Marquell Smith, 21, were denied motions for reductions in bail…
9:30 p.m. Wednesday | The driver of a silver pickup truck is in custody after leading Texarkana, Ark. Police on a pursuit that ended when he wrecked into a fence. The pursuit started when an officer attempted to stop a…
THIS ARTICLE IS FROM 2016 Texarkana, Texas Police Department is asking for helping in locating Carl “Chino” Battle, who has a warrant for stalking. According to police, he has gone to the victim’s home several times over the last few…
A Texarkana man accused of raping his former Sunday school teacher in November pleaded not guilty to a long list of felony charges Tuesday in Miller County. Vasquez Dominique Hayes, 21, appeared for arraignment Tuesday morning with Little Rock, Ark.,…
