PARAGOULD, Ark. – Authorities have released more information about the death of two people on February 5 in Greene County, including that it is believed to be a murder-suicide. At about 8:40 AM on February 5, 2024, emergency services received a call from a person concerned about Rebecca Edwards, 51, [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. – City leaders are asking a judge to reconsider his order granting a name-clearing hearing to a police officer fired for speaking at a bond hearing. In the case of Rachel Anderson v. the City of Jonesboro, its mayor, and police chief, a new motion was filed Monday [read more…]
MONETTE, Ark. – The sheriff’s office is investigating a fatal shooting involving an off-duty police officer from over the weekend in Monette. One person was killed late Sunday in the shooting incident in Monette, Craighead County Sheriff Marty Boyd told NEA Report. Chief Deputy Justin Roland said around 11:30 PM [read more…]
PARAGOULD, Ark. – A man has been convicted of five counts of rape in Greene County after his previous conviction was overturned on appeal. Santiago Vasquez, Jr. was sentenced to 40 years in prison on each of the five rape counts he was convicted on, Prosecutor Sonia F. Hagood announced [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — A man was sentenced to 40 years in prison this week in Jonesboro for two counts of sexual assault against a child. Lazarus Robinson McMiller, 41, was sentenced to forty years in the Arkansas Department of Corrections by Second Judicial Circuit Judge Scott Ellington for two counts [read more…]
BLACK ROCK, Ark. – A press release from Arkansas State Police (ASP) detailed how troopers helped save the lives of two individuals facing dire mental health crises on Tuesday, February 6, 2024. “I am extremely proud of how our Troopers use compassion and professionalism to help men and women grappling [read more…]
Arkansas’ chief legislative auditor expects to complete a report on the investigation of Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ purchase of a $19,000 lectern by the end of next month, but it’s unclear when the report will be made public. [read more…]
PARAGOULD, Ark. – A man was arrested on a charge of rape after police say DNA results came back that matched him to an alleged rape victim this week in Paragould. Jason Rowland, 21, of Paragould, was booked into Greene County Jail on a charge of rape at 4:38 PM [read more…]
PARAGOULD, Ark. – A suspect was arrested after several reports of gunshots in a residential area Thursday in Paragould. At approximately 9:57 AM on February 8, 2024, Paragould Emergency Services received several calls of shots fired in the Pecan Grove neighborhood, a release from Captain Jason Elms of the Paragould [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. – The lawyer for a police officer who was fired for speaking at a public meeting said on Wednesday that if the city continues to fight until the end, he predicts it will cost them between one and two million dollars. On February 7, Rachel Anderson and her [read more…]
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