Community Notices
Wynne Man Pleads to Jury Tampering
A Wynne man pleaded guilty on Friday to messaging a juror in a Craighead County murder trial and urging her to vote for the defendant’s innocence, Craighead County Chief Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Grant DeProw said. Circuit Judge Pamela Honeycutt sentenced James...
Lake City Man Pleads to Manslaughter
JONESBORO – A Lake City man involved in a 2017 fatal car accident in Craighead County, pleaded guilty to manslaughter Monday and will serve three years in the Arkansas Department of Correction, Craighead County Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Charlene Henry said. John...
Jonesboro Women Enters Guilty Plea
JONESBORO ¬– A Jonesboro woman whose 2017 first-degree murder conviction was reversed by the Arkansas Supreme Court earlier this year, pleaded guilty to the charge Friday, Craighead County Chief Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Grant DeProw said. Special Circuit Judge...
Prosecutors and law enforcement work together on gang related crime Board of Directors meeting held
For more information as well as video from the Board of Directors meeting, click the link below (courtesy of Region 8 News): https://www.kait8.com/2019/06/19/officials-law-enforcement-work-get-gang-related-crime-out-region/ [gallery type="rectangular" link="file"...
Jonesboro Man Sentenced in Fatal Shooting
JONESBORO, AR – Craighead County Chief Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Grant DeProw announced Monday a Jonesboro man was sentenced to four years in prison for fatally shooting his 23-year-old friend, after he pointed a gun at him and was dared to pull the trigger. Ethan...
Jonesboro Man Enters Plea
JONESBORO, AR – Randall Floyd Prescott, 62, of Jonesboro pleaded guilty to internet stalking of a child Monday in Craighead County Circuit Court and was sentenced to 96 months in the Arkansas Department of Correction, Craighead County Chief Deputy Prosecuting Attorney...