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Suspect in Pine Bluff Homicide Arrested, Charged with Capital Murder
3+ hour, 19+ min ago (157+ words) A suspect in a December homicide at a Pine Bluff convenience store is now in custody, according to the Pine Bluff Police Department. Police said Akyell Malik Madison, 20, was taken into custody by the North Little Rock Police Department SWAT…...
Pine Bluff Man Held on $100K Bond After High-Speed Chase and Crash
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (133+ words) A $100,000 cash only bond was set Wednesday for a Pine Bluff man currently on probation who fled from law enforcement officers at high-speed Monday before hitting another vehicle. Jefferson County District Judge Kim Bridgforth set the bond after ruling prosecutors…...
Multiple Sentenced in Desha County Circuit Court
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (411+ words) Several individuals were sentenced in Desha County Circuit Court in recent weeks after accepting negotiated plea agreements in a series of cases involving charges ranging from burglary and firearm offenses to assault and failure to register as a sex offender....
Sheridan Man Arrested on Charges of Rape and Sexual Indecency With a Minor
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (180+ words) A Sheridan man has been arrested and charged following an incident involving a juvenile female, according to authorities. Officers with the Sheridan Police Department were dispatched around 11:45 p.m. on March 18 to the Sheridan Inn on North Rock Street after receiving information…...
FBI assisting in search for retired Air Force major general missing for two weeks
1+ week, 6+ day ago (190+ words) (ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.) " The FBI is assisting a local sheriff's office in the search for a missing retired Air Force general who disappeared from his home in late February. McCasland, 68, left his Albuquerque, New Mexico, home on February 27 and hasn't been seen…...
FBI increases reward for ‘Top 10 Most Wanted’ fugitive to $1M
2+ week, 1+ day ago (291+ words) (WASHINGTON) " The FBI is now offering $1 million for information leading to the arrest of one of its "Top Ten Most Wanted Fugitives." Omar Alexander Cardenas is wanted by local and federal authorities for a 2019 murder in Los Angeles. Cardenas is…...
Pine Bluff Police Seek Public Help to Locate Wanted Sex Offender Robert Len Pesina
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (96+ words) BOLO " WANTED SEX OFFENDER The Pine Bluff Police Department is asking for the public's assistance in locating the following individual who currently has an outstanding felony warrant. Name: Robert Len Pesina Age: 47 Sex: Male Classification: Level 3 Registered Mr. Pesina is…...
Cleveland County Sheriff Warns Residents of Traffic Ticket Scam
1+ week, 7+ hour ago (199+ words) The Cleveland County Sheriff's Office is warning residents about a scam involving fraudulent messages claiming to be from the Office of Arkansas Motor Vehicles. According to the sheriff's office, individuals have reported receiving messages stating they have an overdue traffic…...
Appeals Court upholds Montgomery conviction and sentence
1+ week, 1+ day ago (290+ words) A Jefferson County man currently serving a prison sentence failed to convince the Arkansas Court of Appeals after being convicted for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Tavares Montgomery, 25, claimed there was insufficient evidence to prove that he…...
Pine Bluff Man Held on $25K Bond for Alleged Threats Against Police Officers
1+ week, 2+ day ago (108+ words) A $25,000 bond was set Monday for a Pine Bluff man who allegedly threatened police to kill police officers. Jefferson County District Judge Kim Bridgforth set the bond after ruling prosecutors have probable cause to charge Willie Calloway, 42, with terroristic threatening....