Jackson County
$10,000 reward offered by desperate mother of missing man
How could a man walk away and simply disappear? His mother is mourning as she seeks answers desperately. [read more…]
Jackson County
Jackson County
Jackson County man shot by State Trooper
A man’s name has been released after he was shot by an Arkansas State Trooper. [read more…]
Jackson County
Man charged with two counts of Capital Murder
Boyce said, “This is the first homicide involving a pregnant victim I have seen. The facts of this case are definitely heinous.” [read more…]
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Man charged with murdering 10 month old infant: prosecutor
NEWPORT, Ark. – Henry Boyce, Third Judicial District Prosecuting Attorney, announced today Benjamin Collier, 20, of Newport has been charged with First Degree Murder. The charges stem from the death of a 10 month-old infant who was found dead in an apartment in Newport on September 10, 2017. Evidence developed [read more…]
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Craighead woman found dead in Jackson County
On Monday, July 31, 2017, at approximately 2:16 PM the Jackson County Sheriff's Office received a call from swimmers on the White River just off the Fitzhugh Levee in Jackson County stating they located an abandoned car and no one around.
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Teens plead not guilty in Weatherford case
NEWPORT, Ark. – As Derrick Heard, 16, was led into the Jackson County Courtroom, his brow was furrowed while he seemed to stare through other humans in the room as though they were made of paper. The young man, charged with the capital murder of Newport Police Lt. Patrick Weatherford, [read more…]
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No bond set for juvenile accused of murdering Newport officer
NEWPORT, Ark. – The two young men who are charged with crimes connected to the death of a beloved Newport police officer were in court Friday. At a bond hearing in Jackson County District Court for Derrick Heard and Tyler Calamese on Friday, a judge set bonds for the two. [read more…]
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Charges filed in murder of Newport officer
NEWPORT, Ark. – Henry Boyce, Third Judicial District Prosecuting Attorney, filed charges in the June 12, 2017 murder of Newport Police Department Lt. Patrick Weatherford today. A 16 year-old juvenile from Newport was charged as an adult with Capital Murder, Attempted Capital Murder, Breaking or Entering, Theft of Property, and [read more…]
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Prosecutor issues statement on slain Newport officer investigation
NEWPORT, Ark. – Third Judicial District Prosecutor Henry Boyce has issued a statement on the investigation into the murder of a Newport police officer. “Four weeks ago today Lieutenant Patrick Weatherford of the Newport Police Department was tragically killed in the line of duty. The community of Newport and the [read more…]
