TEXARKANA, Texas–An FBI tip on the last day of 2022 led investigators with the Texas Department of Public Safety to a Texarkana man who allegedly was in the possession of child pornography. Joseph Anthony Sterle Jr., 54, was arrested by…
NEW BOSTON, Texas–A Texarkana, Texas, man with a history of violence in and out of jail was sentenced to life in prison Monday for strangling his former girlfriend to death in 2021. A jury of six men and six women…
On Sunday, February 5 at approximately 12:30 a.m., Miller County Deputies responded to a shots fired call with injuries in the 7600 block of Goodson Lane. Upon arrival, deputies determined that the unknown suspect had fled the scene, and the…
NEW BOSTON, Texas–Travis Turner was found guilty Friday afternoon by a jury in the August 2021 murder of Jennifer Garrett in Texarkana, Texas. The jury deliberated about 20 minutes before returning a guilty verdict for murder. “She didn’t hold value…
NEW BOSTON, Texas–A registered nurse was arrested Monday on felony bribery and drug charges after she was allegedly caught on video passing a package to an inmate in his cell at the Telford Unit in New Boston, according to court…
NEW BOSTON, Texas–Co-workers of a murdered Texarkana woman testified Wednesday that they were shocked to find her lifeless body on a couch five feet from the front door where accused murderer Travis Turner had turned them away less than an…
NEW BOSTON, Texas–A jury of six men and six women began hearing testimony Tuesday afternoon in the case of a man accused of murder in the alleged strangulation killing of his girlfriend. Travis Alston Turner, 29, is accused of strangling…
LITTLE RIVER COUNTY, Arkansas–An Ashdown woman who allegedly claimed she had been sexually assaulted to conceal an affair from her spouse has been charged with filing a false report in Little River County. Melessa Visser, 21, allegedly made the false…
TEXARKANA, Texas–An Indiana man who used threats to coerce girls from Texas and Oklahoma to send him sexually exploitative images was sentenced to over two decades in prison by a federal judge in Texarkana. Russell James Ott, 35, pleaded guilty…
TEXARKANA, Texas–A man who used a hidden camera to secretly record a friend’s wife and two daughters in their bathroom was sentenced to 14 years behind bars as part of a plea agreement. Jarrod Wade Dee, 37, pleaded guilty to…
TEXARKANA, Texas–A veterinarian and five other staff were reportedly hurt when a man slammed his car into a surgery room at Wisdom Animal Clinic while allegedly fleeing from a Texas trooper earlier this month. Joshua Ellis Sutton, 31, is facing…
LAFAYETTE COUNTY, Ark.–A former correctional officer at the Lafayette County jail was arrested last month on eight felony charges connected to the alleged sexual solicitation of a 12 to 13-year-old girl, according to court documents filed Tuesday. Gavin Everett Daniel…
TEXARKANA, TEXAS – Chief Kevin Schutte announces that there will be a new look for Texarkana Texas police officers very soon. The police department provides all uniforms and equipment for the officers, including body armor, body worn cameras, and other…
Judge Tommy Potter has announced the Miller County District Court, both city and county divisions in Texarkana, Arkansas will grant amnesty beginning February 1st through April 28th, 2023. Individuals who have outstanding warrants for failure to appear, failure to obey…
TEXARKANA, Texas–A Texarkana man accused of sexual misconduct with a 4-year-old girl is being held in the Bowie County jail with bond set at $200,000. Moses Ross, 25, allegedly assaulted the girl while visiting her family’s home in Texarkana, Texas,…
