CRITTENDEN COUNTY, Ark. — A Memphis man faces eight charges after Arkansas State Police said he fled from a traffic stop at triple-digit speeds before a trooper used a tactical maneuver to end the pursuit. The pursuit began shortly after 8 p.m. Aug. 8 on Interstate 55 in Crittenden County, [read more…]
Hackett notified attorney Luther Sutter of the change in representation hours after he filed her civil rights case Monday morning. JONESBORO, Ark. — National civil rights attorney Ben Crump has been retained by Alisa Hackett, the 18-year-old woman shown being taken to the ground and punched in the face by [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — An 18-year-old Osceola resident whose roadside arrest was first reported by NEA Report plans to file a federal civil rights lawsuit against the Arkansas State Police trooper who took her to the ground and struck her in the face. The complaint, obtained exclusively by NEA Report, lists [read more…]
WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. — An Arkansas State Police pursuit reached speeds near 120 mph before a trooper used a tactical maneuver to force the fleeing vehicle off Interstate 55 near Marion, according to an incident report. The pursuit began around 6:43 p.m. July 22 after Trooper Eli Thomas observed a [read more…]
Tickets and Sponsorships now Available for Nov. 5 Economic Development and Leadership Forums JONESBORO — Arkansas State University has announced the panel topics for Catalyst NEA: Economic Development and Leadership Forum, returning Thursday, Nov. 5, to the Embassy Suites Red Wolf Convention Center in Jonesboro. Tickets and sponsorship opportunities for [read more…]
WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. — Arkansas State Police is investigating the death of a West Memphis man who became unresponsive after being arrested and taken to the Crittenden County Sheriff’s Department. The case is one of two unrelated in-custody deaths under investigation by ASP. The other occurred earlier this month in [read more…]
CRITTENDEN COUNTY, Ark. — A traffic stop that began with an alleged seat belt violation June 23 led to the arrest of a driver after an Arkansas State Police trooper said the man refused commands and resisted being handcuffed. According to an ASP report, Trooper First Class Gunner Fultz was [read more…]
CRITTENDEN COUNTY, Ark. — New video obtained by NEA Report shows a high-speed pursuit that ended when a Mercedes-Benz drove the wrong way on Interstate 55 and struck a semi head-on, according to an Arkansas State Police incident report. The pursuit began at about 7:45 a.m. June 17, when Trooper [read more…]
LITTLE ROCK—Freddy Najil, who robbed three banks at gunpoint in the span of three months, will spend the next 211 months in federal prison for bank robbery and being a felon in possession of a firearm. Jonathan D. Ross, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, announced the [read more…]
MARION, Ark. — A man was taken into custody Tuesday after authorities received a report of an individual allegedly waving a firearm at passing vehicles in Marion. According to the Marion Police Department, officers were dispatched at approximately 11:52 a.m. June 9 to the area of Hino and Kuhn roads [read more…]
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