Murder suspect seeks trial delay

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A man charged with killing an Arkansas woman who went missing after she went jogging is seeking to delay his trial. Attorneys for Quake Lewellyn on Friday asked a judge to continue his trial until next spring. The attorneys cited a... Read More.
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No bond for capital murder suspect

By Ray King A 19-year-old Pine Bluff man identified as a suspect in the shooting death of a 14-year-old girl June 7 will be held at the adult detention center with no bond while prosecutors prepare formal charges against him. On Wednesday, Pine Bluff District Judge... Read More.
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Arrest made in June 7 murder

Pine Bluff Detectives have arrested 19 year old Vernon McCraney for the murder of a 14 year old girl on June 7th 2021. McCraney has been booked into the Jefferson County Jail for Capital Murder. The Detectives are still looking for 16 year old Keundre... Read More.

Supreme Court rejects murder conviction appeal

By Ray King An Arkansas prison inmate serving life without parole failed to convince the Supreme Court that his conviction and sentence was void because the jury that convicted him had only 11 members. Corelanius Phillips, 52, is serving his sentence at the Cummins Unit and... Read More.
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$750,000 bond set for murder suspect

By Ray King A Pine Bluff man was shot to death Thursday night and a second man arrested at the scene of the incident. Police identified the victim as Kevin Brazell, 43, who was found with apparent gunshot wounds in the parking lot of an apartment... Read More.
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Murder suspect and accomplice appear in court

By Ray King A 34-year-old Jefferson County man was arrested Saturday after he allegedly shot a second man and his girlfriend was accused of lying to sheriff’s investigators about the incident. Bradley Hartley fled from the scene before deputies arrived and surrendered later in the day,... Read More.
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Saturday morning murder on Sulphur Springs Rd in Jefferson County

The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office is currently investigating a homicide. On Saturday, June 5, 2021 at approximately 7:44 a.m. Jefferson County Sheriff's Office Deputies were dispatched to a residence located in the 10200 block of Sulphur Springs Road in regards to a disturbance.  While in... Read More.

Desha County man charged in Dumas murder

A Desha County man has been charged with first-degree murder after another man was shot to death May 20. According to the McGehee Dermott Times-News, Roy Lee Owens Jr., 19, us accused of shooting Floyd Evans, 19, who was found in the driver’s seat of... Read More.