JONESBORO, Ark. — A driver was taken to a hospital Saturday night after a vehicle struck by gunfire crashed into a carport in Jonesboro, police said. Officers responded around 8:07 p.m. to a reported shooting in the 2400 block of Westacre Drive. Police found that a vehicle had been shot [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — A woman is facing two felony charges after police said she kicked open the front door of a Warren Street home while demanding money, then threatened to have the residence shot up and the victim killed. Miranda Leigh Watson is charged with criminal attempt to commit aggravated [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — A woman accused of firing a handgun at her girlfriend as she ran away is facing two felony charges after police said a bullet penetrated a nearby home, entered its living room and struck the far wall. Nataki Orr Harris is charged with committing a terroristic act [read more…]
MORRILTON, Ark. — A former Conway County sheriff’s deputy was sentenced to 22 years in state prison after pleading guilty to raping a minor. Joseph Taylor Dube, 34, entered a negotiated guilty plea Wednesday, Aug. 12, to one count of rape, according to Arkansas State Police and court records. Dube [read more…]
CRITTENDEN COUNTY, Ark. — A Memphis man faces eight charges after Arkansas State Police said he fled from a traffic stop at triple-digit speeds before a trooper used a tactical maneuver to end the pursuit. The pursuit began shortly after 8 p.m. Aug. 8 on Interstate 55 in Crittenden County, [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — The suspect accused of striking four pedestrians at two Jonesboro locations Thursday evening is now being held on suspicion of attempted first-degree murder. The Jonesboro Police Department confirmed Friday that Michael Vincent Coleman, 43, is the suspect apprehended after pedestrians were struck at Walmart Market on Harrisburg [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — Craighead County has issued a countywide burn ban effective immediately and continuing until further notice. The ban prohibits all outdoor burning. County officials said extreme heat, dry conditions, winds and growing concerns for firefighter safety prompted the order. The directive was issued Friday by Craighead County Judge [read more…]
EVENING SHADE, Ark. — Two Sharp County residents initially charged with Class Y felonies after a child in their care tested positive for methamphetamine and other drugs have each been sentenced to six years of probation under negotiated plea agreements. Margaret Lafaye Ivie, 28, and Brian Ray Ivie, 53, each [read more…]
WALNUT RIDGE, Ark. — A 18-year-old Walnut Ridge man was killed and another person was injured in a two-vehicle crash Monday night. Landon Ellis, 18, was a passenger in a 2017 Chevrolet car involved in the crash, according to an Arkansas State Police preliminary fatal crash report. The crash happened [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — A West Memphis man linked through DNA evidence to the theft of more than $62,000 in air conditioning equipment from a Jonesboro construction site has been sentenced to five years in prison as part of a negotiated plea agreement. Emanual Dytrel Steele, 37, pleaded guilty Tuesday, Aug. [read more…]
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