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A Maud, Texas, man accused of illegally hunting deer on private land without permission has been charged with a felony in Bowie County. Cody Alton Wharton, 35, was brought to the attention of game wardens in October. Game Warden Daniel…
21-year-old Conner Morgan has been arrested for Delivery of a Controlled Substance causing Serious Bodily Injury. Last Sunday night, a Texarkana woman came home from the movies and discovered her 18-year-old daughter in her bed. She wasn’t breathing and had…
Several years ago Vincent L. Gulley’s life was forever changed with the death of his Grandmother in Hope, Arkansas, and the passing of his brother. Since then his entire life has changed, including his physical, mental and spiritual health. At…
A New Boston, Texas, man was sentenced this month to six years in prison for punching an African American boy because of his race. Charles Mitchell “Mitch” Patton, 27, pleaded guilty to injury to a child for a July 28,…
A woman pleaded guilty to murder and was sentenced to 32 years in prison Monday in the 2012 stabbing death of a Texarkana, Texas, man. Alana Coleman, 40, eluded authorities for eight years before being arrested in Mexico by U.S.…
A man who sexually abused multiple young girls in Bowie County was sentenced Thursday to 90 years in prison. Jorge Pina-Gonzales, 43, must serve at least 70 years before he is eligible for parole, Bowie County First Assistant District Attorney…
TEXARKANA ISD (December 15, 2021) – Texarkana ISD is proud to announce a partnership that will provide students with a new hands-on learning opportunity in aerospace engineering. During Wednesday’s meeting, the Texarkana Board of Trustees approved a partnership with Tango…
TEXARKANA, TEXAS – The two men who died in last night’s shooting at a West 13th Street apartment complex have been identified as Deangelo Handy and Rikolah Young, both 18 years old and of Texarkana, Texas. Another gunshot victim, who…
Late in the evening, around 8:30 pm on Friday, December 10, 2021, two men were involved in an argument in the 300 block of East Broad Street Texarkana, Arkansas. Jarod McDonald, 41 years old, Texarkana, Texas, was involved in a…
The defense has filed a motion seeking to move the trial out of Bowie County for a woman accused of murdering a pregnant friend and taking her unborn child last year. Taylor Rene Parker, 29, faces a possible death sentence…
A New Boston, Texas, man required to register as a sex offender for molesting children in North Carolina was indicted last week for the alleged sexual abuse of two boys in Bowie County. Lance Dewayne Johnson, 51, was convicted of…
On 12-10-2021 at approximately 11:42 a.m., the Bowie County Sheriff’s Office responded to 6588 FM 44e in Simms, Texas regarding a suicidal person. Once there, Deputies attempted to make contact with Mark Robert Peters, white male 60 years of age.…
A Fouke, Arkansas, man accused of sexually assaulting his 15-year-old neighbor has been charged with rape in Miller County. Skylard Lashley, 23, allegedly assaulted the girl in a back yard of a home in Fouke on Aug. 10. A report…
On Thursday, December 9 shortly after 1pm, Miller County Deputies were dispatched to a residence in the 7900 block of Line Ferry Road in Miller County in reference to a shooting just occurred. Upon arrival, Deputies found 38-year-old Donald R.…
A man accused of capital murder in a fatal shooting Sept. 20 in Texarkana, Arkansas, is being held without bond in the Miller County jail. Court records show that Cornell Brown, 30, appeared before a Miller County judge Dec. 3…
