Lee County
Escaped Inmate Captured at Lee County Farm Shop
Rodney Smith, 41, was captured without incident Friday at a Lee County farm shop, one day after escaping from the Brinkley detention center, state police…
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Marianna Man Sentenced to 20 Years in 2024 Fatal Shooting
MARIANNA, Ark. — A Marianna man was sentenced to 20 years in state prison after pleading no contest to second-degree murder in a 2024 fatal…
Lee County
20-Year-Old Killed in Marianna Shooting, State Police Investigating
MARIANNA, Ark. — The Marianna Police Department (MPD) has asked the Arkansas State Police (ASP) Criminal Investigation Division (CID) to investigate a homicide that occurred…
Lee County
Arkansas Cold Case Unit Identifies Human Remains Found in 1977
MARIANNA, Ark. – The Arkansas State Police (ASP) Criminal Investigation Division (CID) Cold Case Unit has identified human remains discovered nearly five decades ago in…
Lee County
Arrests Made in Fatal Shooting from March in Marianna
MARIANNA, Ark. — The Arkansas State Police Criminal Investigation Division (CID) arrested two men in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred in Marianna on…
Lee County
State Police Make Arrest in Marianna Homicide Case
MARIANNA, Ark. — On Thursday, October 17, 2024, Special Agents with the Arkansas State Police (ASP) Criminal Investigation Division (CID) arrested Jeremiah Harris, 18, of…
Lee County
Mother Pleads Guilty in Boy’s Death, Girl’s Injuries
MARIANNA, Ark. — On Thursday, August 8, 2024, Ashely Rolland, 30, pleaded guilty to two counts of Permitting Abuse of a Minor in Lee County…
Lee County
Lee County Man Pleads Guilty to Murder in Death of 5-Year Old
MARIANNA, Ark. — On Monday, July 15, 2024, Nathan Bridges, 34, pleaded guilty to First-Degree Murder and First-Degree Battery in the 2022 death of a…
Lee County
Marianna Couple Arrested for Murder in Lee County
MARIANNA, Ark. — A Marianna couple has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the May death of a 30-year-old Lexa woman. The Arkansas…
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20 Arrested in Lee County for Meth, Ecstasy, Firearms, and More
MARIANNA, Ark. — During a 9-hour operation, Arkansas State Police (ASP) conducted a saturation initiative in Lee County, resulting in the seizure of illegal items,…
