Suspect in Watson Chapel shooting to be charged as adult

A teenager accused of shooting another teenager on Monday at Watson Chapel Junior High School will be charged as an adult in the case. Prosecuting Attorney S. Kyle Hunter will charge Thomas Quarles, 15, with first-degree battery and bond was set at $1 million secured. During... Read More.

Kevin Gray named as homicide suspect

Officers were called to the Linden Street Apartments at 1020 S. Linden at about 6:48 PM on 2/26/2021 in reference to an armed disturbance.  Once officers arrived they spoke to a person on scene who said they heard shots come from one of the... Read More.
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Bond set for Wednesday homicide suspect

By Ray King A $200,000 bond was set Friday for a Jefferson County man accused of shooting another man to death on Wednesday. Pine Bluff District Judge John Kearney set the bond after ruling prosecutors have probable cause to charge Zachary Vermillion, 29, with first-degree murder. Reading... Read More.
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Shooting suspect arrested after traffic accident

By Ray King A Pine Bluff man was arrested after he allegedly shot himself in the leg and left the scene with two small children, then was involved in a traffic accident on Interstate 530. On Jan. 1, Police were called to an address on Needles... Read More.
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Two paramedics shot, suspect killed in Pine Bluff

Two paramedics from EASI (Emergency Ambulance Service, Inc.) were shot and a suspect is dead in an early morning shooting incident in the 1400 block of West 23rd Avenue in Pine Bluff Police say the two had responded to a call and were working on... Read More.

Burglary suspect arrested

By Ray King A Pine Bluff man with what prosecutors called a “substantial criminal history” was arrested M0nday night after police found him walking near the Dollar General store on East Harding Avenue carrying two cases of Budweiser beer. Robert Cobbs, 47, was taken into custody... Read More.
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Suspect in June rape arrested

By Ray King A police investigation into an alleged rape in June resulted in the arrest of a Pine Bluff man Monday. When he was questioned by police, Frazier Foots, 30, maintained that the sex between him and the female adult victim was consensual. During a court... Read More.