Miller County Circuit Judge Carlton Jones declared a mistrial Wednesday in the case of a 74-year-old man accused of child sex abuse. A jury of six men and six women was unable to reach a unanimous verdict in the case…
A man accused of threatening a girl and her mother after kicking in the door of their Texarkana, Texas, apartment is being held in the Bowie County jail. Lamaro Bishop, 38, was allegedly intoxicated when Texarkana, Texas, police responded to…
TEXARKANA, Texas – A 49-year-old Cass County, Texas, man has been indicted for federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Stephen J. Cox today. Bryan Lee Simmons was indicted by a federal grand jury on March…
A Genoa, Ark., man accused of sexually abusing a young girl is set for trial this week in Miller County. Willard Page, 74, allegedly touched the girl inappropriately when she was between the ages of 4 and 8 years when…
A Hooks, Texas, woman accused of sexually abusing a teen boy she met through work at a juvenile justice facility pleaded not guilty to three charges of sexual assault of a child in Bowie County this week. Jessica Marie Pratt,…
A woman has been charged with retaliation in Bowie County for allegedly threatening a witness during a local pastor’s trial earlier this month for child sexual abuse. Porsche Owens, 29, stepdaughter of Logan Wesley III, is accused of shouting at…
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Marshals today elevated the fugitive status of an Arkansas man who allegedly murdered his girlfriend and her 4-year-old son. Jory John Worthen, 24, is now a Marshals’ 15 Most Wanted fugitive, and authorities are asking the…
A woman who allegedly hit a 7-year-old boy multiple times after knocking him down at a playground on the grounds of a Texarkana, Texas, apartment complex has been charged with felony injury to a child. Krystal Riley, 32, allegedly shoved…
Two women have been arrested for allegedly stealing $48,000 from two elderly women. Detective Warren Smith arrested Patricia Richardson and Rhonda Latham for Exploitation of an Elderly Person late last week. Richardson was working as a part-time caregiver to two…
A Texarkana teen was arrested last month for allegedly posting a sexually intimate video of his former girlfriend on Facebook. Chauncey Wyatt, 17, is charged with publishing or threatening to publish intimate visual material in Bowie County. In Texas, individuals…
A former Texarkana, Texas, Independent School District instructional aide has been charged with three felonies related to alleged sexual misconduct with three male students last year. Ashlyn Faye Bell, 24, is charged with two counts of improper relationship between educator…
A Wake Village, Texas, man is being held on a $100,000 bail for the alleged sexual assault of a woman who was unconscious from alcohol intoxication last month in Texarkana, Texas. Adam Fletcher Post, 25, was arrested July 9 after…
This month a Bowie County grand jury indicted an 18-year-old man for alleged sexual abuse of a 6-year-old boy. According to a probable cause affidavit, Corey Banks Jr. assaulted the boy multiple times while staying at the home where the…
Today at 5 p.m. the Texarkana Arkansas police department responded to the 3500 block of Garland Avenue in reference to a shots fired call. Upon arrival the victim was located and transported for medical attention. The investigation revealed that an…
A former correctional officer at the Federal Correctional Institution in Texarkana has been charged with violating federal bribery laws. James Thompson allegedly accepted money from inmates and brought them contraband in exchange, according to an information filed last week in…
