Charges filed in alleged sexual contact with minor female

Charges have been filed against a Jefferson County man accused of engaging in sexual contact with a minor female in 2019. Nathan Garlington, 46, was charged with fourth-degree sexual assault, a Class D felony, following an investigation by the Arkansas State Police. The charges were filed... Read More.
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Charges filed in July murder

By Ray King Formal charges have been filed against a Pine Bluff man accused of killing another man in July. Prosecuting Attorney S. Kyle Hunter has charged Christopher Edmonds, 37, with first-degree murder in the July 16 death of Omar Amos who was found beaten inside... Read More.

Lawsuit filed over Arkansas absentee ballot rejections

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A lawsuit filed Tuesday asks a federal judge to require Arkansas election officials to give absentee voters a chance to correct their ballots before they’re rejected due to signature issues. The League of Women Voters of Arkansas argues in the... Read More.
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Lawsuit filed against the Jefferson County Election Commission

Two members of the Pine Bluff City Council are listed as plaintiffs in a lawsuit that has been filed against the Jefferson County Election Commission. Steven Mays and Bruce Lockett joined Walter Johnson in alleging that the commission closed three polling sites in African-American neighborhoods,... Read More.

Charges filed in April murder

By Ray King Formal charges have been filed against a Pine Bluff couple accused of shooting one man to death and wounding a second in April. Prosecuting Attorney S. Kyle Hunter charged Deric Smith, 34, and Lamiesha Toney, 23, with capital murder and first-degree battery stemming... Read More.
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Charges filed in two separate homicides

By Ray King Prosecutors have filed charges against two Pine Bluff women accused of murder in two separate incidents. Breanna Moses, 27, and Kendra Howard, 29, were each charged with first-degree murder and both appeared in district court Monday where charges against them were read. Moses is... Read More.
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Lawsuit filed over coronavirus outbreak at Arkansas prison

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The ACLU of Arkansas has released this news release after an emergency complaint was filed against Governor Asa Hutchinson. Here is the full news release they sent out: “Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), the law firm... Read More.
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Fentanyl Trafficking In Arkansas, 49 Charges Filed

Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid more powerful than morphine. Illicit use of the drug is on the rise across the country, as is the number of overdose deaths involving the drug. Authorities announced charges against 49 people linked to fentanyl trafficking in Arkansas on... Read More.