BOWIE COUNTY, Texas — A reported abduction near Maud that fueled a wave of social media posts this week was unfounded, according to the Bowie County Sheriff’s Office, and investigators say there is no threat to the public. On Tuesday,…
TEXARKANA, Ark. – A man accused of murder in the May shooting death of a Genoa, Ark., man is facing additional charges of endangering the welfare of a minor, felon in possession of a firearm, hindering and violation of a…
A Texarkana man is in custody following a high-risk SWAT operation Wednesday morning, the result of an investigation into a weekend shooting that left one person injured, according to the Texarkana Arkansas Police Department. Officers were dispatched to reports of…
TEXARKANA, Ark. — The Texarkana Arkansas Police Department’s SWAT Team took a suspect into custody Wednesday morning during a high-risk arrest and search warrant operation at 3302 Washington Street. According to TAPD, the operation was carried out in support of…
TEXARKANA, Texas–A Bowie County jail inmate allegedly used a razor, an electrical outlet and pieces of tissue to start a fire in his cell earlier this month because he was upset over not receiving a sack lunch. Jordan Demond Wilkerson,…
NEW BOSTON, Texas–A Bowie County jury sentenced a man to 99 years in prison without the possibility of parole last week for continuous sexual abuse of a child under 14. James Augustus Brantley, 42, was convicted of molesting one of…
TEXARKANA, Texas–A man accused of using a flag pole to smash windows at the Texarkana Chamber of Commerce and a private business on State Line Ave. in Texarkana in July is being held in the Bowie County jail with bail…
TEXARKANA, Texas — A neighbor who saw something out of place on a Tuesday morning ended up putting four juveniles in handcuffs and recovering 18 pairs of high-end sneakers, according to the Texarkana Texas Police Department. Around 9:30 a.m., a…
TEXARKANA, Texas–A Texarkana woman is facing felony and misdemeanor charges after repeatedly biting a police officer who was attempting to arrest her earlier this month on a warrant related to a previous assault on the same officer that also involved…
NEW BOSTON, Texas–A man accused of sexually abusing multiple girls, including his own daughters, going back more than two decades was sentenced to 800 years in prison Friday after being found guilty by a Bowie County jury of 40 counts…
Bradford, who lost her re-election bid in March, is leaving office four months before her term ends. The governor's office did not say why.
MINERAL SPRINGS, Ark. — An 18-year-old Mineral Springs man is facing three felony charges after police say he broke into the school district’s administration building in May and was arrested two weeks later at the high school football stadium carrying…
BOWIE COUNTY, Texas — The man shot and killed by a Hooks police officer Saturday morning after a stabbing near New Boston has been identified as Kenneth Eugene Jordan, 48, of New Boston. The Bowie County Sheriff’s Office responded to…
TEXARKANA, Ark. — Two people are facing felony charges after a Thursday night pursuit that reached speeds near 100 mph, crossed into oncoming traffic and ended with a crash in Miller County, police said. Texarkana Arkansas Police officers tried to…
NEW BOSTON, Texas–Two former Gregg Orr Marine & RV employees were indicted Thursday by a Bowie County grand jury for allegedly working together over a roughly five-year period to steal more than $400,000 from the Texarkana business. Jay Michael Freeman,…
