ST. FRANCIS, Ark. — The Clay County Sheriff’s Department has extended its deepest condolences to the Boyster family following the tragic loss of their 8-year-old son, Layton, who drowned while swimming with friends in the St. Francis River. The tragic incident happened around 4:04 p.m. on July 22 at Cottonwood [read more…]
CLAY COUNTY, Ark. – Two people were arrested in a narcotics investigation following a request for a welfare check on a child, a release from the sheriff said Wednesday. The Clay County Sheriff’s Department received a request for a welfare check on an 18-month-old child in St. Francis on July [read more…]
CLAY COUNTY, Ark. – A suspect is in custody after leading authorities on a chase in a back hoe this week in Clay County, a press release from Sheriff Ronnie Cole said. On May 29, 2023, the dramatic incident unfolded in Clay County as law enforcement officers pursued a suspect [read more…]
CORNING, Ark. – A high speed chase ended with two arrested for felony charges Sunday in Clay County. At 9:40 AM February 19, a Clay County deputy was traveling westbound on Highway 328 north of Corning, a release from the sheriff’s department said. He observed a Red Ford Mustang on [read more…]
Paragould, Ark. – A man will spend decades in prison after pleading guilty to murder in a case stemming from earlier this year in Clay County. Heath Hunsaker, 30, pleaded guilty on Monday to the shooting death of Matthew Hale. The circuit court sentenced Hunsaker to 43 years imprisonment (40 [read more…]
Corning, Ark. – On November 21st, 2022, agents with the Second Judicial Drug Task Force were alerted to a large quantity of narcotics within a storage facility near the 400 block of 2nd Street in Corning, which is in close proximity to a child day care within the city. A [read more…]
Marion, Ark. – Prosecutors secured two convictions in separate cases this week where both convicts will serve their full sentence without the possibility for early release. Michael Trail and Wesley Watts—deputy prosecuting attorneys—each secured an Act 946 conviction this week. Under Act 946, a person convicted as a felon in [read more…]
A school teacher is facing charges including first degree sexual assault that allegedly involved a student. Clay County Sheriff Terry Miller reports that after five weeks investigation, deputies with the sheriff’s department arrested a Rector school teacher for having an inappropriate relationship with a student. Sheriff Miller reports on August [read more…]
A Friday morning accident in Clay County claimed one life and injured another. [read more…]
A man has been returned to Arkansas on an arrest warrant for capital murder in the February shooting death of Larry Boyer of St. Francis, Arkansas. [read more…]
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