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Jefferson County Man Found Not Guilty in 2024 Capital Murder Case

Wednesday, October 8 by Luke Matheson

A Jefferson County man accused of capital murder has been acquitted in the 2024 death of Willie Purifoy, following a jury trial before Circuit Judge Alex Guynn on September 29. According to court records obtained by Deltaplex News, Stephen Peterson was charged with capital murder... Read More.

Man Pleads Guilty to Fordyce Grocery Store Mass Shooting

Monday, July 21 by Luke Matheson

Travis Eugene Posey, a 45-year-old from New Edinburg, has plead guilty to charges related to the tragic mass shooting at the Mad Butcher grocery store in Fordyce last June. During a pre-trial hearing at the Ouachita County Detention Center courtroom, Posey admitted to four counts... Read More.

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Monticello Woman Found Not Guilty in Drug Paraphernalia Case

Tuesday, July 15 by Luke Matheson

A Drew County jury found a Monticello woman not guilty in a drug paraphernalia case following a trial held on June 24, 2025, at the Drew County Courthouse. The case stemmed from a December 10, 2024, traffic stop conducted by Detective Ben Hines of the... Read More.

Pine Bluff Man Found Not Guilty in 2023 MLK Park Shooting Case

Monday, June 30 by Luke Matheson

A Pine Bluff man has been acquitted of all charges related to a deadly 2023 shooting at Martin Luther King Jr. Park. A Jefferson County jury found 22-year-old Deshawn Chapman not guilty on a charge of first-degree murder, four counts of first-degree battery, and three... Read More.

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Grant County jury finds 32-year-old Billy Bagwell guilty of rape

Tuesday, March 18 by Luke Matheson

32-year-old Billy Bagwell was found guilty of Rape on March, 13 by a Grant County Jury, and sentenced to 20 years in the Arkansas Department of Corrections. More information is provided in the press release from the Grant County Prosecutor’s Office: On Thursday, March 13, 2025,... Read More.

Two plead guilty to violating big cats’ public safety act

Wednesday, October 23 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK—Jonathan D. Ross, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, announced Wednesday that two men involved with violations of the Big Cat Public Safety Act have pleaded guilty. Keidrick Damond Usifo, 30, of Conway, and Deon Johnson, 28, of Little Rock, entered guilty... Read More.

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Warren to plead guilty to murders in Pine Bluff and Washington State

Wednesday, September 18 by Ray King

Nearly seven years after he was identified as the suspect in a 2017 homicide, Kirkland C. Warren has accepted an offer to plead guilty to first-degree murder and abuse of a corpse in exchange for prosecutors agreeing not to seek the death penalty. His plea... Read More.

Mississippi man pleads guilty to threatening federal judge, officer

Wednesday, July 3 by Ray King

FAYETTEVILLE—Jonathan D. Ross, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, announced Tuesday that a Jackson, Mississippi, man has pleaded guilty to one count of threatening to assault and murder a United States judge and one count of threatening to assault and murder... Read More.

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Posey pleads not guilty, no bond given

Tuesday, June 25 by Greg

Travis Eugene Posey the suspect in the mass shooting in Fordyce Friday plead not guilty in his first court appearance Tuesday. Posey entered pleas of not guilty in Ouachita County to four counts of capital murder and ten charges of attempted capital murder for the... Read More.

Morris gets 35 years in Urban Renewal case

Thursday, May 16 by Ray King

Update May 16, 2024 Thursday Judge Robert Edwards of Searcy sentenced Morris to 35 years in prison and fined $330,000 plus must pay restitution in amount of $667,000. Edwards handed down a sentence much harsher than the jury recommended. Jury advised to make each of... Read More.

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Woman pleads guilty to stealing and selling human body parts

Thursday, April 25 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK— Jonathan D. Ross, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, announced today that a former employee of a mortuary services provider has pleaded guilty to transporting stolen body parts across state lines and conspiracy to commit mail fraud. Candace Chapman... Read More.

Smith guilty of first-degree murder in Collins slaying

Friday, April 19 by Ray King

A Jefferson County jury Friday found 25-year-old KeShone Smith guilty of first-degree murder in the October 2020 shooting death of former Pine Bluff Police Detective Kevin Collins. Collins was killed when he exchanged gunfire with Smith on the parking lot of the Econo Lodge on... Read More.

Stories tagged with: guilty

Jefferson County Man Found Not Guilty in 2024 Capital Murder Case

Man Pleads Guilty to Fordyce Grocery Store Mass Shooting

Monticello Woman Found Not Guilty in Drug Paraphernalia Case

Pine Bluff Man Found Not Guilty in 2023 MLK Park Shooting Case

Grant County jury finds 32-year-old Billy Bagwell guilty of rape

Two plead guilty to violating big cats’ public safety act

Warren to plead guilty to murders in Pine Bluff and Washington State

Mississippi man pleads guilty to threatening federal judge, officer

Posey pleads not guilty, no bond given

Morris gets 35 years in Urban Renewal case

Woman pleads guilty to stealing and selling human body parts

Smith guilty of first-degree murder in Collins slaying

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