TAPD SWAT Arrests Felony Suspect At OYO Hotel
Timothy Spencer, 37, was taken into custody without incident at the OYO Hotel on North State Line Avenue after TAPD SWAT assisted the 8 South Drug Task Force in executing a felony arrest warrant.
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US Marshals Arrest Texarkana Fugitive On 38 Weapons Counts After Yearlong Manhunt
The U.S. Marshals Service arrested Terrance Blair, 62, in a wooded area near Lewisville, Arkansas, on 35 weapons counts and failure to register as a sex offender after a nearly yearlong search.
Jury Gives Man 10 Years, $90K Fine, For Torturing & Killing Dogs
NEW BOSTON, Texas–A Simms, Texas, man was sentenced Thursday to a decade in prison – the maximum sentence – after a Bowie County jury found him guilty of nine felony counts of animal cruelty involving dogs and puppies. Stuart Duncan…
Arkansas SNAP Restrictions On Soda And Candy Still Set To Take Effect July 1
Arkansas SNAP recipients will no longer be able to buy soda and candy with EBT cards starting July 1, DHS said, even as a federal judge blocked similar restrictions in five other states.
Driver, Passenger Charged In Pedestrian Hit And Run
TEXARKANA, Texas–A driver who allegedly fled the scene after hitting a pedestrian as she crossed State Line Avenue in Texarkana in December has been charged with a felony while his passenger, who allegedly made a false report to 911, has…
Jury Selected In Animal Cruelty Case Involving 12 Dead Dogs
A Bowie County jury was selected Tuesday in the case of a Simms, Texas, man accused of torturing and killing 12 dogs over a nine-month period in 2024.
Man Accused Of Fleeing Texarkana Bank On Bicycle After Robbery Demand
Dalton Dean Radke is being held in the Bowie County jail on $250,000 bail after allegedly passing a teller a robbery note and leaving without cash.
Police Release New Details in Pine Street SWAT Standoff
Texarkana, Texas Police said Kelvin Thomas Jones was taken into custody without incident after a SWAT standoff at a home in the 1300 block of Pine Street.
Inmate Gets Life In Telford Prison Contraband Scheme
Former Telford Unit inmate Tre Lee Jackson received two 60-year sentences and a life sentence in a prison contraband scheme that involved inmates and former prison staff.
Man Accused Of Abusing Texarkana Infant Charged With Abusing Twin
TEXARKANA, Texas–A man accused of physically abusing a 3-month-old girl earlier this month is facing a new charge of injury to a child involving her twin brother. Michael Jerome Cridell, 22, was allegedly the only person alone with the children…
Texarkana Man Accused Of Sexual Misconduct With 9-Year-Old Girl
TEXARKANA, Texas–A Texarkana man has been charged with two counts of indecency with a child for alleged misconduct with the 9-year-old daughter of family friends. Frederick Earl Hudson, 45, allegedly touched the girl inappropriately while she was staying at his…
Grand Jury Indicts Man Who Allegedly Brought Sex Aids For Meet-Up With Teen
TEXARKANA, Texas–A Bowie County grand jury has formally indicted a man accused of bringing Viagra and other sexual aids to a house in Texarkana where he allegedly thought he was meeting with an 11-year-old girl. David Walter Keggan Jr., 78,…
Bail At Half Million For Man Accused Of Abusing Texarkana Infant
Michael Jerome Cridell Jr., 22, was allegedly the only person alone with the baby girl from about 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on June 4, the day she was taken to a local emergency room by her mother, according to…
Possible human remains found near Delaware and Ray Street in Texarkana, Arkansas
TEXARKANA, Ark. — Police are investigating after possible human remains were discovered Thursday afternoon on the Arkansas side. Officers with the Texarkana Arkansas Police Department were flagged down around 2:45 p.m. Thursday, June 11, near Delaware and Ray Street in…
Ashdown woman in custody after boyfriend fatally shot on Brodie Lane
A 35-year-old man is dead and a woman is in custody after a shooting on Brodie Lane, the Ashdown Police Department said. Multiple agencies recovered firearms and narcotics while serving search warrants.