Texarkana, Texas Police are investigating a deadly shooting that occurred around 1:50 p.m. on Sidney Drive near Moores Ln. Police were seen leading two people away from the scene in handcuffs. Texarkana, Texas Police say they believe this was a…
On Sunday, October 24, 2021, the Bowie County Sheriff’s Office responded to 217 Horseshoe Loop Road in reference to a shooting. The 911 caller advised that a white male suspect, later identified as Thomas Wayne Lawson Sr., had shot two…
A man accused of shooting another man outside a house in Nash, Texas, in November 2020 allegedly captured his crime on a Facebook video. Janarieo Dillihunt, 34, has been indicted by a Bowie County grand jury for aggravated assault with…
An officer-involved shooting at Zapata’s restaurant on Oct. 13 has been determined justified by the Prosecuting Attorney serving Miller County, Arkansas. Jayden Sledge, 20, was shot in the arm by Detective Wayne Easley of the Texarkana, Arkansas, Police Department in…
Bond has been set at $250,000 for a man who was shot by a police officer in a downtown Texarkana restaurant last week. Jayden Sledge, 20, was allegedly seen breaking into an SUV parked outside Hopkins Icehouse bar and restaurant…
A Texarkana man accused of beating his girlfriend’s 11-month-old son to death has been indicted for capital murder by a Bowie County grand jury. Joshua Lowe, 28, is accused of causing the death of Javontae Neeley. The baby’s mother, Christy…
A multi-agency investigation into prostitution in Bowie County resulted in four arrests this month. Under a new change to Texas law which took effect Sept. 1, persons who offer to pay for sex may be charged with a state jail…
A Texarkana man accused of strangling his girlfriend to death in August was indicted for murder Thursday by a Bowie County grand jury. Travis Alston Turner, 27, allegedly killed Jennifer Garrett, 29, in a residence they shared in the 6200…
A Texarkana father and his son have been indicted by a Bowie County grand jury for the alleged sexual abuse of a 7-year-old girl. David Ernest Fant, aka “Captain,” and Hayden David Fant allegedly told the girl that sexual abuse…
Arkansas State Police is leading an investigation into an officer involved shooting at Zapata’s Wednesday evening. One suspect suffered non-life threatening injuries. Arkansas State Police have not yet released a statement on the shooting. Check back for updates.
A Hooks, Texas, man has been charged with the continuous sexual abuse of a child in Bowie County. Daniel Joseph Henson, 39, is accused of sexually abusing a girl beginning in the summer of 2020. The girl was 12 when…
Texarkana, Texas, police arrested a man Sept. 1 after a woman reported seeing her stolen truck in a store parking lot. According to probable cause documents, Joshua Rigsby, 37, was inside Walmart on Walton Drive in Texarkana, Texas, on Sept.…
A woman accused of killing a woman last October and kidnapping her unborn child was in court Thursday for a pretrial hearing in her capital murder case. Taylor Rene Parker, 28, is charged with two counts of capital murder and…
Lawsuits alleging Netflix and Hulu should pay franchise fees in municipalities where it offers services in Texas and Arkansas have been dismissed by federal judges in Texarkana. U.S. District Judge Susan O. Hickey dismissed a suit Thursday filed on behalf…
Assault victim files suit against Texarkana lawyer Texarkana lawyer Shorty Barrett is being sued in federal court by a man he assaulted in December 2020 Barrett was sentenced to two years deferred adjudication probation Aug. 26 after pleading guilty to…
