NEW BOSTON, Texas: A Texarkana pastor was sentenced Thursday to five life sentences plus 220 years for 16 counts of child sexual abuse. Logan Wesley III, 56, was found guilty by a jury in Bowie County of five counts of…
Two Bowie County Correctional Officers are in custody after being investigated for an alleged excessive use of force incident. According to a press release, On June 30, 2020 the Bowie County Sheriff’s Office was notified by the administrative staff of…
NEW BOSTON, Texas: A jury was chosen and trial began Monday in the case of a Texarkana, Ark., pastor accused of using his position to sexually abuse young girls. Logan Wesley III, 56, is charged with 18 felonies involving three…
NEW BOSTON, Texas: A Bowie County jury sentenced a man to 40 years in prison Friday for attempting to rob an EZ Mart in Texarkana, Texas, at gunpoint in 2018. Craig Eugene Taylor, 23, was found guilty by the jury…
Texarkana, Texas Police arrested Bradley Riddle last night after an apparent road rage incident. He is charged with Unlawfully Carrying a Weapon, Deadly Conduct, and DWI-2nd. About 6:00 last night, a woman called police and said that a man had…
A 31-year-old Bowie County, Texas, man has been convicted of federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Stephen J. Cox today. Justin Rashad Young was found guilty of drug trafficking today, following a four-day jury trial…
The suspect in a Texas side shooting is in custody after a standoff with the Texarkana, Ark. Police Department SWAT team Thursday afternoon. Michael Jerome Wilkerson was wanted after he allegedly shot another man in a hotel room on N.…
A DeKalb, Texas, woman charged with aggravated sexual assault of a child involving a 12-year-old girl pleaded not guilty this week in Bowie County. Chavez was arraigned Monday by 202nd District Judge John Tidwell. She is represented by Texarkana attorney…
The Wake Village Police Department is currently investigating an overnight vandalism spree; where at least 12 vehicles and 1 apartment building were defaced by spray painted graffiti. In addition to the graffiti, some vehicles sustained body damage, broken glass and…
Texarkana, Texas Police are trying to find Michael Jerome Wilkerson after he allegedly shot another man in a hotel room on N. Stateline Avenue early yesterday morning. Detective Warren Smith obtained a felony warrant for Aggravated Assault with a Deadly…
A Texarkana, Ark., man accused of shooting a 15-year-old blue heeler was arrested earlier this month for aggravated animal cruelty. Charles Shuttleworth, 35, was detained after Texarkana, Ark., police responded to a call in the 900 block of East 34th…
Howard County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after two were shot and killed Thursday evening in Mineral Springs, Arkansas. The Howard County dispatch center received a 9-1-1 call at 6:48 p.m. Thursday of two people shot at 415 N. Mercer St.…
The Texas Department of Public Safety arrested a man in the parking lot of a Nash, Texas, dollar store this month who allegedly thought he was meeting a 15-year-old girl. Julio Aguilar, 42, allegedly used a cell phone to communicate…
A new dinner is now open in Downtown Texarkana. B&J’s Downtown Diner & Creamery opened this week near the Federal Courthouse in downtown Texarkana. B&J’s serves daily lunch specials and a set menu offering salads, sandwiches, and burgers. B&J’s dinner…
A former registered nurse who was captured on video breaking into a safe containing controlled substances at HealthCare Express in Texarkana, Texas, pleaded guilty Tuesday to tampering with a consumer product. Clifford Russell Harris, 38, went before U.S. Magistrate Judge…
