No bond set for juvenile accused of murdering Newport officer

NEWPORT, Ark. – The two young men who are charged with crimes connected to the death of a beloved Newport police officer were in court Friday.

At a bond hearing in Jackson County District Court for Derrick Heard and Tyler Calamese on Friday, a judge set bonds for the two. Heard received no bond. Calamese was given a $5,000.00 bond.

Heard and Calamese were charged Wednesday with crimes connected to the death of Newport Police Department Lt. Patrick Weatherford on June 12, 2017.

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