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JPD Fired Wheelis for Dishonesty After Relationship Investigation, Records Show

Oct. 23, 2026

Jonesboro police fired Jeremy Wheelis for dishonesty after investigators said messages and photographs contradicted his account of a relationship with a woman whose cases he handled.

Craighead County

Man Accused of Fracturing Woman’s Skull at Party

Oct. 23, 2026Updated Oct. 23, 2026 at 5:00 pm

Craighead County

Former Jonesboro Officer Admitted Sexual Relationship With Informant, Records Show

Oct. 23, 2026

Craighead County

Jonesboro Man Sentenced to Five Years in Child Sexual Abuse Material Case

Oct. 1, 2025Updated Oct. 23, 2026 at 10:15 am

Craighead County

Jonesboro Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Fentanyl Case

Oct. 23, 2026Updated Oct. 23, 2026 at 9:55 am

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Craighead County

Driver Accused of Tossing Meth Pipe During Brookland Traffic Stop

Oct. 22, 2026

Craighead County

Juveniles Lured Into Apartment, Robbed at Gunpoint, Jonesboro Police Say

Oct. 21, 2026Updated Oct. 22, 2026 at 10:34 am

Craighead County

Police: A-State ID Scan Helped Identify Suspect in Jonesboro Gate-Ramming Case

Oct. 21, 2026

Craighead County

Deputy: Man Had Gun 60 Feet From Jonesboro School

Oct. 21, 2026

Craighead County

Woman Accused of Chasing Victim With Hammer Over Missing Shoes in Jonesboro

Oct. 20, 2026

Craighead County

Shots Heard Report Prompts Precautionary Lockdown at Nettleton STEAM School

Oct. 20, 2026

Craighead County

Two Women Accused of Distracting Cashier, Taking Two Carts of Merchandise in Jonesboro

Oct. 20, 2026

Craighead County

Jonesboro Man Accused of Repeatedly Peering Into Child’s Bedroom Window

Oct. 19, 2026

Craighead County

Two Jonesboro Men Arrested After Teen Grazed by Gunfire

Oct. 19, 2026Updated Oct. 19, 2026 at 2:10 pm

Craighead County

Man Accused of Shooting Pickup at Jonesboro Walmart; Bond Set at $50,000

Oct. 16, 2026

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