Craighead County
Jonesboro man awakens to find new truck stolen
JONESBORO, Ark. – If you see a brand new, pearl white 2017 Ford F-250, King Ranch edition being driven with the windows down, it may not just be because it is hot.
Crime
Craighead County
Brookland man allegedly threatened fiber optic installer with a gun
BROOKLAND, Ark. – As one man tried install cables for AT&T on a property, the property owner threatened him with a gun because he was upset about digging on his property, according to the incident report.
Craighead County
Sex offender accused of stealing "seven grocery bags" of DVDs from library
JONESBORO, Ark. – A registered sex offender faces felony charges, accused of trying to steal DVDs from the Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library. William Wilson, 20, of Jonesboro, was observed going into the bathroom, allegedly with several DVDs and then leaving empty DVD boxes behind, according to the Jonesboro police [read more…]
Lee County
Updated: Convicted killer apprehended
MARIANNA, Ark. – A convicted killer and child pornographer who led authorities on a manhunt after he escaped from prison Monday near Northeast Arkansas is back in custody, according to the Arkansas Department of Correction.
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…]
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Capital Murder Conviction Affirmed
Press Release from Henry Boyce Third Judicial District Prosecuting Attorney Henry Boyce announced today the Arkansas Supreme affirmed the Life in Prison Without Parole plus 165 year sentence of Robert Reese Friar. Friar was found guilty by a Jackson County Jury last June after an eight day trial.
Lawrence County
Three Plead Guilty To Fraud Of Nearly $4 Million From Lawrence County Bank
LITTLE ROCK—Christopher R. Thyer, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, and Special Agent in Charge Diane Upchurch, of the Little Rock Field Office for the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) announced today that Brenda Montgomery, 57, of Walnut Ridge, Peggy Sutton, 61, of Biggers, and Cindy Tate, [read more…]
