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Two women arrested after posting ‘disturbing’ video of toddler on social media
FORREST CITY, Ark. — Two Forrest City women are in jail after a video posted to social media shows a one-year-old with their hands and feet bound. “Friday evening, we were alerted to a video of a child that was in dire need of help,” St. Francis County Detective Seargent Cody Jackson said. Jackson told […]
St. Francis County man pleads guilty to string of bank robberies in 2022
FORREST CITY — A St. Francis County man entered a guilty plea after an agreement with prosecutors yesterday to bank robbery charges. Brandon McGruder was charged with four separate counts of bank robbery. Those included robberies at the First Financial Bank and Armor Bank in Forrest City, Regions Bank in Marion, and Premier Bank in West Memphis.
Earle man killed in multi-vehicle crash on I-40 near Palestine exit
PALESTINE, Arkansas — Arkansas State Police have released the details of an accident that occurred at the Palestine exit of Interstate 40 on Friday. The report identifies the person killed in the accident as Larry Jemison, 43, of Earle. One person was injured in the five-vehicle accident. According to...
Prom night shooting suspects to appear in court next Tuesday
WYNNE — The four men accused in the prom night shooting in Wynne that killed one and injured nine others are set to appear for a hearing in First Judicial District Circuit Court in Wynne next Tuesday. Charged are 21-year-old Carl Washington, 22-year-old Cameron Crawford, 18-year-old Tommie Frost, and...
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