Craighead County

Report: Suspect threatens to kill "everyone" at Social Security office

JONESBORO, Ark. – Police are looking for a man who allegedly made a threat Thursday to drive to Jonesboro’s Social Security Administration office and kill everyone there. At 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Jonesboro Police Department Officer John Eidson Jr. arrived at the Social Security Administration office in Jonesboro to speak with the [read more…]

Clay County

First degree murder conviction in Clay County

CORNING, AR – Scott Ellington, District Prosecuting Attorney for the Second Judicial District of Arkansas, announces that a jury in Clay County found Bryan Curtis, 46, guilty of First Degree Murder on Friday. The case concerned the June 12, 2016 shooting death of James Prater, 55.

Clay County

Six arrested in Clay County on drug charges

CLAY COUNTY, Ark. – A county-wide probation and parole sweep in Clay County ended in six arrests, according Clay County Sheriff Terry Miller. It happened Thursday, Jan. 5. Authorities conducted numerous probation and parole home checks and searches, the sheriff reported. Six individuals were arrested on warrants and drug related charges. Deputies with the [read more…]

Clay County

Guns and drugs found in Corning search

CORNING, Ark. – Clay County authorities are targeting felony drug users and their latest bust is evidence of that. On Thursday night at about 7:46 p.m., Corning Police Department and Clay County Sheriff’s Department executed a search warrant at the 1100-block of Garland Street in Corning. During their search, police [read more…]

Clay County

Man critically injured in ATV accident

CORNING, Ark. – A serious accident involving an all-terrain vehicle happened near Corning on Saturday. At 10:49 p.m., Clay County 911 reported receiving notification of a 4-wheeler accident on Clay County Road 181 and 141, according to a Facebook post by the Clay County Sheriff’s Department. Deputies, Arkansas Methodist Medical Center [read more…]

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Clay County

Man charged in deadly Corning shooting

CORNING, Ark. — (Updated) One man shot and killed another man Sunday afternoon in Corning, according to a KAIT report. Brian Curtis will be charged with first degree murder in the shooting death of James Prater, KAIT reported Second Judicial District Prosecuting Attorney Scott Ellington as saying. Clay County Sheriff Terry [read more…]