Authorities in Arkansas say a woman was seriously injured when a man shot her in the face with a crossbow during an incident at the suspect’s home. The alleged victim was reportedly attempting to protect her son and nephew from the attack. According to Oxygen, 34-year-old Joseph Avellino was arrested on Tuesday and is expected …
An Arkansas jury has awarded an aspiring surgeon $3 million five years after a mall escalator ripped off and mangled her right big toe. Per KATV, Aisha Siddiqui, 27, filed a lawsuit 10 months after the December 2013 incident at Park Plaza mall. Surveilance cameras caught the moment when Siddiqui’s toe became trapped in the machinery; …
A police’s dash cam caught the tense moments when an Arkansas man appeared to open fire on him during a traffic stop Sunday. Luis Cobos-Cenobio, 29 is accused of shooting at multiple Washington County officers after Corporal Brett Thompson attempted to pull him over on South Barrington Road in Tontitown. According to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, police said Cobos-Cenobio …
An Arkansas man accused of raping a disabled woman allegedly told police that his penis might’ve “accidentally” penetrated the victim. According to KAIT, the victim said she and Louie Carl James Rogers, 72, were at Rogers’ home on November 5 when he began touching her after she showered. Court documents stated that, at one point, …
An Arkansas teen is facing capital murder charges after last month’s smothering death of his infant daughter—who he reportedly tried to shock with an extension cord after she lost consciousness. Police were reportedly called to a Van Buren home on June 12 following reports of an unresponsive baby. The 2-month-old at the home was transported to …
An Arkansas couple was arrested late last month for allegedly abusing the woman’s 3-year-old daughter to the point that she required skin grafting surgery. According to WREG, the Gosnell Police Department arrested mother Sarah Keeling and boyfriend Anthony Mosley after an image posted to social media showed an injured girl being held by the hand. …
Authorities in Arkansas say they arrested a Fayetteville man on suspicion of possessing child pornography just weeks after he relocated to the area following a conviction on similar criminal charges in 2015. As KFSM reported, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office announced in a Facebook post last month that 35-year-old Joshua Glen Box would be moving …
An Arkansas woman is behind bars after authorities found her 1-month-old daughter deceased and inside a dryer in her family’s home on Thursday. CBS6 reports that officers with the Poinsett County Sheriff’s Office arrested 25-year-old Tyra Neal from her home in Pitts at around 2:30 p.m. on Thursday afternoon. Authorities responded to the home after the father …
Hours after arresting a man in connection with Saturday’s shooting death of an off-duty Arkansas officer, police reportedly dropped the charges after determining that he wasn’t the killer. Per WMC, the West Memphis Police Department arrested Bobby Patterson on Tuesday morning after witnesses identified him as the man who shot and killed Forrest City officer Oliver Johnson Jr., …
An Arkansas teacher is facing more than three years of probation after pleading guilty to sexual indecency with a child. According to KAIT, 26-year-old Jessie Lorene Goline received a 42-month probated sentence in addition to fines and court costs as part of the recent plea deal. She will also be required to register as a …
Police in Arkansas say someone found the bodies of two newborn babies in a suitcase discarded along a rural road last week. According to WNYW, the deceased babies were twins believed to have been born prematurely. A preliminary examination estimated their gestational age to be between 32 and 34 weeks, which is several weeks shy …
The Arkansas parents of a 2-week-old baby girl found with dozens of rat bites learned their fate this week. Erica Shryock and Charles Elliott were sentenced to five years in prison Thursday after pleading guilty to permitting the abuse of a minor. Eligible for parole in 304 days, their attorney told the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette that his …
