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‘I will stab you, and I’m crazy enough to do it’: Woman accused of threatening to stab victim
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) – A Jonesboro woman is behind bars on a $25,000 cash/surety bond after police said she threatened to stab another woman during an argument. On Monday, July 22, Craighead County District Court Judge Tommy Fowler found probable cause to charge 38-year-old Amber Yvonne Concannon with aggravated assault and first-degree terroristic threatening/threatens serious physical injury or death, both Class D felonies.
‘We don’t have the luxury of assuming that it’s fake’: Police respond to several swatting calls in short time
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - Law enforcement in Craighead County has dealt with several fake calls over the past week. The most recent of these was on Saturday, July 20. when Arkansas State University in Jonesboro received a bomb threat against the library and the student union. Multiple law enforcement agencies...
Filing period for Cross County municipal candidates opens July 31
CROSS COUNTY — Municipal candidates are currently circulating petitions in order to make the November 5 ballot. As has been reported, half of the seats on the Wynne City Council – those labeled Position 2 – will be up for grabs this fall. “For the municipal filings,...
Long-time Texarkana, Ark. woman honored with street topper in neighborhood
TEXARKANA, Arkansas (KTBS) — A long-time resident of Texarkana, Ark., Thelma Evans, was honored earlier this month with a dedication of a street topper named after her in her neighborhood off Charles St. Mrs. Evans is 103 years old and has lived in the same residence for over 80...
Man to serve 18 years in prison for robbery
SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – A man accused of carjacking and severely injuring an acquaintance pleaded guilty to second-degree robbery on Monday. According to the Caddo Parish District Attorney, 29-year-old Jacob Boykin entered a guilty plea before Judge John Mosely, Jr. and was sentenced to 18 years for his crime.
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