A Fouke, Ark., man is scheduled to go on trial next month in Miller County for 11 charges related to sexual abuse of four children. Scott Dewayne Heimeyer, 34, is facing 25 to 40 years or life in prison for…
A man who was acquitted of sexual assault charges by a Bowie County jury in January is facing a capital murder charge in the death of an 18-year-old Dallas woman. Antonio Lamar Cochran, 34, was found not guilty Jan. 22…
Used needles and methamphetamine discovered in a purse left in a trashcan at the Miller County jail have resulted in several felony charges for a 51-year-old Texarkana woman. Misti Lynn Cranford, who also uses the name Misty Westmoreland, was arrested…
A Miller County couple is facing multiple child sex abuse charges in Miller County. Prosecutors formally charged Sarah Walker, 28, with two counts of rape, and single counts of fourth degree sexual assault and sexual indecency with a child earlier…
Bowie County Sheriff’s Office announced availability of a new smartphone app today that will allow two-way communications between them and the public. According to Chief Deputy Jeff Neal the free app will assist in critical two-way communications between the Bowie…
A Bowie County jury handed down two life sentences plus 20 years for a Nash, Texas man whose sexual abuse of children began 15 years ago. Fifth District Judge Bill Miller ordered that Demitres Coleman, 40, will serve the terms…
According to a press release issued by Texarkana, Arkansas police department public information officer Corporal Kristi Bennett, the CodeRED Emergency Notification System will now include notification of Level 3 and Level 4 sex offenders moving into Texarkana, Arkansas. According to…
A jury of six men and six women was chosen Tuesday to decide the fate of a man accused of multiple counts of sexual misconduct with a girl who was under 14 in 1999. Demitres Coleman, 40, is being tried…
A Tennessee woman accused of transporting a teen girl to Texarkana to engage in prostitution was scheduled for a January jury trial Tuesday by a Miller County Circuit Judge. Ashley Elizabeth Hatfield, 27, faces six to 30 years in prison…
A 52-year-old Texarkana woman entered a not guilty plea Monday morning at a hearing in Bowie County. Annette Fisher is accused of shooting her former son-in-law, Russell Scott Cain, 28, to death in the parking lot of Pete Mankins Used…
AUSTIN – In conjunction with National School Bus Safety Week (Oct. 19-23), the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is reminding drivers that it is illegal to pass any school bus that is stopped and operating a visual signal –…
Arkansas Department of Corrections has issued an alert to local law enforcement of a missing work release inmate in Texarkana. According to the alert 37-year-old Joshua Patterson was last seen around 7 a.m. at M&M Milling on Globe Ave. in…
Texarkana, Texas Police and Fire responded to Walmart on New Boston Rd. Sunday evening on reports of a man making a bomb threat. According to police the store was contacted by an unidentified person stating that there was a bomb…
A man convicted of sexual abuse in Texarkana nearly 20 years ago plead guilty last week in federal court to failing to register as a sex offender after he moved across the state line. Bobby Charles Cooks, 62, is required…
According to Miller County Sheriff’s Office records Ronald Eitel was arrested Thursday evening for a parole violation. Jail records show Eitel had an intake time of 6:56 p.m. to Miller County Jail. A 16-year-old foreign exchange student reported to authorities…
