No bond for capital murder suspect

By Ray King A 19-year-old Pine Bluff man identified as a suspect in the shooting death of a 14-year-old girl June 7 will be held at the adult detention center with no bond while prosecutors prepare formal charges against him. On Wednesday, Pine Bluff District Judge... Read More.

Charges upgraded to Capital Murder

By Ray King Prosecutors have upgraded the charge against a Pine Bluff teenager involved in the shooting of another teenager at Watson Chapel Junior High School on Monday. On Wednesday, Jefferson County District Judge Kim Bridgforth found probable cause to charge Thomas Quarles, 15, with first-degree... Read More.
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Arkansas court: Judge can’t handle capital murder case

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday said a judge who was barred from hearing execution-related cases after he participated in an anti-death penalty protest can’t preside over a capital murder case. Justices granted a request by the state to prohibit... Read More.
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Westerman condemns capital protest

Fourth District Congressman Bruce Westerman, in his weekly newsletter, described the events of Wednesday, when protesters stormed the U.S. Capitol, as unacceptable. Here is Westerman's statement While members of Congress were peaceably and constitutionally debating the electoral votes on Wednesday, rioters violently stormed the U.S. Capitol,... Read More.
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