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Smith murder trial moved to January

Prosecutors will have to wait until January before starting the trial of a man accused of killing a Pine Bluff Police Officer almost three years ago. The trial of Keshone Smith, who is charged with capital murder in the shooting death of Officer Kevin Collins... Read More.

Barnett expected to testify in federal trial

Richard Barnett is expected to testify in court during the trial against him this week, a Fort Smith television station reported Wednesday. Barnett, 62, of Gravette, Arkansas, is facing charges over the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol in 2021. Those charges include obstruction of an... Read More.
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Arkansas man on trial in 1-6 incident

WASHINGTON (AP) — An Arkansas man who propped his feet on a desk in then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office during the riot at the U.S. Capitol planned the trip for weeks and came prepared for violence, a prosecutor said Tuesday as his trial got... Read More.

trial on transgender treatment ban continues

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A psychiatrist called to the stand by Arkansas as the state defends its ban on gender-affirming care for children said Monday he was concerned about the impact the law could have on some transgender youth who would see their... Read More.
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Federal trial on transgender care begins

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The nation’s first trial over a state’s ban on gender-confirming care for children begins in Arkansas this week, the latest fight over restrictions on transgender youth championed by Republican leaders and widely condemned by medical experts. U.S. District Judge Jay... Read More.

Trial for 1-6 defendant delayed

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal trial has been delayed for an Arkansas man who was photographed with his feet on the desk of Nancy Pelosi on Jan. 6. A federal judge on Monday moved the trial for Richard Barnett, of Gravette, from Sept.... Read More.
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Appeals Court rejects inmate claim about trial verdict

The Arkansas Court of Appeals on Wednesday rejected a claim by a prison inmate that prosecutors failed to prove their case when he was charged with aggravated assault on a corrections employee. Corey Steward was an inmate at the Varner Unit and was charged after... Read More.
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Murder trial begins for former deputy

CABOT, Ark. (AP) — The body camera footage of the moments after an Arkansas deputy fatally shot a white teenager during a traffic stop were shown publicly for the first time Tuesday as the deputy’s manslaughter trial began. Michael Davis, a former sergeant with... Read More.

Trial set to begin for Arkansas deputy in teen’s shooting

CABOT, Ark. (AP) — Jury selection was set to begin Tuesday in the trial of a former Arkansas deputy charged with manslaughter for fatally shooting a white teenager during a traffic stop, a case that has drawn the attention of national civil rights activists. Read More.