Crittenden County
Marion coke dealer gets 40 years in prison
On February 26, 2016, West Memphis Police Department conducted a traffic stop on the man and found 25.1 grams of cocaine in his possession.
Crittenden County
Crittenden County
I-55 Bridge inspection to require lane closure across Mississippi
Crews conducting a routine inspection of the Interstate 55 Bridge over the Mississippi River between West Memphis and Memphis will require lane closures the next two weeks, according to Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT) officials. [read more…]
Crittenden County
Jonesboro exit on I-55 closed after propane-truck wreck Friday
A truck carrying propane lost control and turned over on its side on the Jonesboro Exit of Interstate 55 at Turrell, Arkansas. Now, the exit can’t be used until the overpass is cleared. [read more…]
Crittenden County
Paragould minor killed in hit and run Saturday night
A minor was killed Saturday night in Crittenden County from a hit and run, a report with Arkansas State Police said. [read more…]
Crittenden County
West Memphis man gets 25 years for manslaughter and fleeing
On May 24, 2016 at approximately 10:00 a.m., the defendant got into a fight with Dedrick Meadows, 40, of West Memphis. After a brief scuffle, East pulled a .32 cal. revolver and shot the victim six times. Four of the bullets entered Meadows’s back as he was trying to run away from the altercation. Meadows was unarmed. [read more…]
Crittenden County
19-year-old shot and killed after entering wrong home: Fox 13
A 19-year-old was shot and killed by a homeowner in her late 80s in what is being described as a tragic mistake early Sunday morning in Crittenden County. [read more…]
Crittenden County
Two men guilty of two heinous murders
Two men each took guilty pleas in two separate murder cases on Friday, Oct. 20, 2017, a release from Second Judicial Prosecuting Attorney Scott Ellington said. One suspect was guilty of stabbing his victim twenty-six times, killing her in the same house where her three-year-old daughter was staying. [read more…]
Regional
New book details true crime in Northeast Arkansas
Award winning journalist and best-selling author George Jared releases a new true crime book, “The Creek Side Bones … Reality is more horrifying than fiction.” (Editor’s note: Click on the links to learn more about these books) Best selling author George Jared was sitting at a book signing table when [read more…]
