Life sentence for man convicted of trafficking 6-year-old

LITTLE ROCK—A Palestine man was sentenced to life in prison for conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of a six-year-old child. Mario Waters, 34, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Brian S. Miller. In February 2018, a six-year-old child was taken to Arkansas Children’s... Read More.

Vermillion convicted in 2021 shooting death

A Jefferson County man was sentenced to prison Tuesday after he was convicted of manslaughter in the death of another man in 2021. Zachary Vermillion, 31, was originally charged with first-degree murder but a jury found him guilty of the lesser charge of manslaughter and... Read More.
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30-year prison sentence for man convicted of 2020 murder

A Jefferson County jury on Thursday night convicted Ja’Monte Washington of first-degree murder stemming from a shooting death in 2000. Circuit Judge Rob Wyatt sentenced Washington to 30-years in prison and he will receive credit for the time he has spent in jail awaiting trial. Washington,... Read More.

Previous convicted felon arrested after gun was found

By Ray King A Pine Bluff man with multiple prior convictions was arrested Tuesday after sheriff’s investigators found him with a gun in his pocket. During a court hearing Thursday, Deputy Prosecutor Beth Carson said Aaron Willis, 28, has been convicted of residential burglary and theft... Read More.
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Doctor convicted on drug related allegations

TEXARKANA, AR – A federal jury convicted a Texarkana Doctor Friday on two counts of Distribution of a Schedule II Controlled Substance Without an Effective Prescription and two counts of Distribution of a Schedule V Controlled Substance Without an Effective Prescription. According to court documents... Read More.
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Cash-only bond for convicted felon with gun

By Ray King A $5,000 cash-only bond was set Tuesday for a Pine Bluff man currently on probation who was arrested after a gun was found in a backpack he was carrying. Pine Bluff District Judge John Kearney set the bond after ruling prosecutors have probable... Read More.
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Bond set for convicted felon arrested after gun found

By Ray King A $5,000 bond was set Friday for a Pine Bluff man previously convicted of a felony after he was found carrying a loaded gun. Pine Bluff District Judge John Kearney set the bond after ruling prosecutors have probable cause to charge Brandon Rowe,... Read More.