LAKE CITY, Ark. — A Craighead County defendant arrested after police reported a hazardous driver near Lake City is facing a felony DWI charge. Matthew Cole Pilcher, 33, of Jonesboro, was arrested on suspicion of DWI, fourth offense, a felony punishable by up to six years in prison. His next [read more…]
LAKE CITY, Ark. — A Lake City suspect was jailed on a $750,000 cash-or-surety bond after investigators alleged a child was exposed to methamphetamine while in his care, according to affidavits from the Craighead County Sheriff’s Office. Hershel Allen Walker, 52, of Lake City, is charged in one case with [read more…]
LAKE CITY, Ark. — A Lake City suspect was arrested after deputies responded to a reported domestic disturbance that allegedly escalated into a violent assault involving a hammer. David Allen Bond, 63, of Lake City, was arrested on charges of aggravated assault, a Class D felony, and third-degree domestic battery, [read more…]
LAKE CITY, Ark. — A Lake City animal control officer pleaded guilty to criminal charges after investigators alleged he shot and killed a dog and later provided false information to police about the incident. On March 19, 2026, Cameron Tyler Casey, 34, of Lake City, entered negotiated guilty pleas to [read more…]
LAKE CITY, Ark. — A Lake City man has been arrested on a felony domestic battery charge involving a child following an investigation that began with a report of alleged child abuse. According to a probable cause affidavit, authorities received a report on Nov. 8, 2025, alleging possible child abuse. [read more…]
LAKE CITY, Ark. — The Lake City city employee seen in a widely shared video kicking a chihuahua has been arrested on what are apparently unrelated charges, according to jail records. Cameron Casey, 34, of Lake City, was arrested Friday, Jan. 2, in Baxter County on charges of first-degree criminal [read more…]
LAKE CITY, Ark. — A candidate has announced his intention to run for Lake City mayor in the next election. Daniel Haynes announced on January 1 that he would seek the office of mayor of Lake City. “My name is Daniel Haynes, and I am running for Mayor of Lake [read more…]
LAKE CITY, Ark. — A man who was arrested after authorities said he struck a woman in the head with a hammer in Lake City, leaving her injured and bleeding before she sought help in town, was sentenced to 120 days in county jail and 60 months suspended imposition of [read more…]
LAKE CITY, Ark. — The residents of Lake City want answers after a series of incidents that left at least three dogs dead or seriously injured, allegedly at the hands of two different Lake City employees. The latest incident occurred just after 4:00 P.M. on December 22. A witness was [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — A tragic accident Friday in Craighead County resulted in two deaths and five injuries, according to the fatal crash summary released Sunday by Arkansas State Police. The crash happened at 6:33 p.m. on Dec. 5 on Highway 18 at the Lake City Bridge in Craighead County. State [read more…]
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