Family Dollar pleads guilty to charge in rat-infested warehouse case

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Family Dollar Stores, a subsidiary of Dollar Tree Inc., pleaded guilty Monday to holding food, drugs, cosmetics and other items under “insanitary” conditions at a now-closed, rodent-infested distribution center in West Memphis, Arkansas, federal prosecutors said. Family Dollar faced one... Read More.

Former teacher pleads guilty to having sex with minor

LITTLE ROCK—Jonathan D. Ross, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, announced Monday that a former Bryant High School teacher has pleaded guilty to transporting a minor across state lines for the purpose of unlawful sexual activity. Heather Hare, 33, of Conway,... Read More.
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Jury finds former Little Rock cop guilty of child pornography

LITTLE ROCK— A jury found former Little Rock Police Officer Eddie Scott Seaton, 55, of Cabot, guilty of receiving obscene images and possession of child pornography.  The jury returned their verdict Thursday afternoon to Chief United States District Judge D.P. Marshall, Jr., who presided... Read More.
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Lasley found guilty of 2018 murders

By Ray King After deliberating less than an hour Friday afternoon, a Jefferson County Circuit Court jury found an Altheimer man guilty of murdering two people in 2018. Prosecuting Attorney S. Kyle Hunter told Deltaplex news the jury found Joshua Lasley guilty of two counts of... Read More.
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Jury finds Barnett guilty in Jan. 6 attack on capitol

WASHINGTON (AP) — An Arkansas man who propped his feet up on a desk in then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office during the U.S. Capitol riot was convicted on Monday of joining a mob’s attack on the building two years ago. A jury deliberated for approximately... Read More.

Northwest Arkansas man pleads guilty to tax evasion

FAYETTEVILLE — A Cave Springs man and former general manager at several Northwest Arkansas car dealerships pleaded guilty Thursday to evading more than $263,000 in federal income taxes.  U.S. District Judge Timothy L. Brooks presided over the plea hearing, in Jonathan M. Wichman, 35, waived indictment... Read More.
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Teachers assistant pleads guilty to child porn allegations

LITTLE ROCK— A teacher’s assistant has pleaded guilty to three counts of production of child pornography. Augustus “Gus” Shenker, 22, of Little Rock, who was initially charged in a criminal complaint in May 2021 and indicted in June 2021, pleaded guilty Wednesday before United... Read More.