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One of four defendants accused of capital murder in the March 2016 shooting of Casey Smith was sentenced to life in prison Friday. [su_survey] Marshall Vallejos, 23, appeared with Texarkana attorney Butch Dunbar before 102nd District Judge Bobby Lockhart. Vallejos…
A man who robbed a Bowie County convenience store, a Lamar County movie theater and a Franklin County bank in November 2015 was found guilty Thursday by a jury of all eight counts listed in a federal indictment. Bobby Wayne…
Texarkana, TX – Texarkana Independent School District (TISD) will honor Rick Sandlin and George Kirtley as their 2017 inductees to the TISD Hall of Fame during its annual Texas Public Schools Week Community Breakfast. The event will be held on…
A 6-year-old child was ejected from a vehicle involved in a three vehicle accident on State Line Ave. Wednesday afternoon. The jeep the child was riding in was turning onto State Line Ave. when it pulled in front of a…
One of three defendants charged with murder in a 2015 murder was sentenced to 50 years in prison Wednesday by a Bowie County judge. Brandon Eric Brown, 24, chose to let 202nd District Judge John Tidwell determine his case rather…
An Ashdown, Arkansas, resident has been arrested and charged by criminal complaint with traveling in foreign commerce with the purpose of engaging in illicit sexual conduct with a minor, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2423(b). [su_survey]…
On February 14, 2017, the United States Marshals Service Western Arkansas Fugitive Task Force received a request from the Texarkana, Arkansas Police Department to assist them in locating and apprehending Benjamin Henderson. Henderson was allegedly involved in a physical altercation…
A man accused of raping a female house mate in Miller County is also accused of sexually assaulting a teen relative in Bowie County. Ezekiel Lee Brown, 34, was arrested in February for allegedly attacking a woman he was sharing…
Texarkana, Ark. Fire Department, Police, and LifeNet responded to a single vehicle accident involving a motorcycle Tuesday afternoon on McDonald Lane. According to police on scene the man has recently repaired the bike for a third-party and was on a…
A Texarkana man recently indicted by a Bowie County grand jury is accused of repeatedly driving drunk, of driving with a fake license plate and of bringing synthetic marijuana into the jail. Jonathan Fowler Jr., 38, was arrested for drunk…
Texarkana Independent School District announced the hiring of Gerry Stanford as their new Executive Director of Athletics and Head Football Coach effective Monday, February 27, 2017. Stanford has 18 years of coaching experience. He has spent the last three seasons…
Capt. Glenn Greenwell’s career in Law Enforcement began in November of 1975 with the Texarkana Arkansas Police Department and he worked his way up through the ranks making Captain in October of 1999. During his law enforcement tenure Capt. Greenwell…
On Saturday, February 25, 2017 at 4:00 p.m. the Texarkana Arkansas Police Department responded to a shooting in the 1700 block of Laurel Street. According to police, Upon arrival Officers located the victim, 28-year-old Leon Crabtree, in the driveway of…
A woman accused of attempting to hide more than $74,000 in charges to the company debit card was indicted by a Bowie County grand jury Thursday. Latisha Nicole Jenkins McMurry, 33, allegedly made personal purchases with business funds to a…
According to a press release, Red River Army Depot was notified early on Friday morning of the approval of their request for an exception to the federal hiring freeze. Acting Secretary of the Army approved the request late Thursday evening…
