LAKE CITY, Ark. — A Lake City animal control officer pleaded guilty to criminal charges after investigators alleged he shot and killed a dog and later provided false information to police about the incident. On March 19, 2026, Cameron Tyler Casey, 34, of Lake City, entered negotiated guilty pleas to [read more…]
PARAGOULD, Ark. — A Greene County detention officer has been arrested and charged with a felony after investigators determined she allegedly brought prohibited items into the county jail for an inmate. According to the Greene County Sheriff’s Office, detectives received information early last week that a detention officer had been [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — Jonesboro Parks Director Danny Kapales has resigned from his position with the City of Jonesboro, effective 5 p.m. Friday, Jan. 2, city officials confirmed. Kapales had been on administrative leave since early December after the City of Jonesboro disclosed that the U.S. Department of Justice had opened [read more…]
LAKE CITY, Ark. — The Lake City city employee seen in a widely shared video kicking a chihuahua has been arrested on what are apparently unrelated charges, according to jail records. Cameron Casey, 34, of Lake City, was arrested Friday, Jan. 2, in Baxter County on charges of first-degree criminal [read more…]
JONESBORO — Officers with the Jonesboro Police Department are investigating an early morning shooting with one dead reported in the 300 block of State Street. According to Sally Smith, police received a call reporting shots fired around 3:19 AM on Wednesday, Dec. 24. A female caller reported someone came in [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. —The City of Jonesboro is exploring a takeover of the City Stars program — the 501(c)(3) organization for which Parks Director Danny Kapales served as CFO. Sources say the program will soon be placed under full municipal control. As part of the transition, the existing board will be [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — The City of Jonesboro confirmed Tuesday that Parks Director Danny Kapales has been placed on administrative leave after the U.S. Department of Justice opened an investigation involving him. According to a city news release, Jonesboro officials were notified of the federal investigation this morning. Mayor Harold Copenhaver [read more…]
PARAGOULD, Ark. — Paragould police have identified the man found dead inside a home on Thanksgiving, saying the case appears to stem from a domestic altercation between family members, according to new information released Friday by Police Chief Chad Henson. The deceased has been identified as Timothy Lee Pyles, 38. [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — A professional wide receiver in the Canadian Football League and former Oregon Ducks standout has been identified as the driver in a high-speed pursuit on Nov. 17, a detail not previously connected to the incident when it was first reported. Dillon Mitchell, 28, of Memphis, faces felony [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — Today, former officer Joseph Tucker Harris pleaded guilty to Filing a False Police Report (D Felony) and Battery in the Third Degree (A Misdemeanor) arising from an August 9, 2024, incident involving detainee Billy Coram. Harris was sentenced to 36 months’ probation, including 30 days in the [read more…]
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