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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.
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$100,000 bond set for man accused of rape

By Ray King A $100,000 bond was set Thursday for a Pine Bluff man accused of having sex with an underage girl. Jefferson County District Judge Kim Bridgforth set the bond after ruling prosecutors have probable cause to charge Villa Eans, 31, with rape. Reading from an... Read More.
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Beebe man sentenced to federal prison on child porn allegation

LITTLE ROCK—A Beebe man was sentenced yesterday afternoon for production of child pornography. United States District Court Judge Lee P. Rudofsky sentenced Joshua Sweat, 30, to 25 years in federal prison. In April 2019, police in Allen, Texas, notified the Little Rock Police Department that... Read More.

Cash-only bond set for man accused of domestic battery

By Ray King A $5,000 cash-only bond was set Tuesday for a Pine Bluff man previously convicted of misdemeanor domestic battery after he was accused of another incident. Jefferson County District Judge Kim Bridgforth set the bond after ruling prosecutors have probable cause to charge Lekevious... Read More.
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Fayetteville man sentenced to prison on child porn allegation

FAYETTEVILLE – A Bentonville man was sentenced to 96 months in prison without the possibility of parole on one count of Transportation of Child Pornography. The Honorable Judge Timothy L. Brooks presided over the sentencing hearing in the U.S. District Court in Fayetteville. According to... Read More.