Stan Morris

JONESBORO, Ark. — A juvenile suspect is being charged as an adult in the shooting incident Sunday afternoon on Fairview Drive in Jonesboro. Lawrence Jennings, Jr., was arrested on Sunday at a residence in the 400 block of West Forrest. Police found him hiding in the attic. Although a juvenile, [read more...]

WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. — Authorities in Crittenden County made several arrests this week of suspects believed to be involved in a local gang responsible for vehicle break-ins, thefts, and shootings, a release from the West Memphis Police Department (WMPD) said. Detectives with the WMPD’s Criminal Investigation Division have been investigating [read more...]

JONESBORO, Ark. — Authorities in Jonesboro are seeking the decertification of Joseph Harris as a law enforcement officer in Arkansas. The September meeting agenda for the Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training (CLEST) includes the request, which states that “Jonesboro Police Department recommends the decertification of former Officer Joseph [read more...]

PARAGOULD, Ark. — A suspect is facing a felony theft charge in Paragould after she allegedly stole between $5,000 and $8,000 from the local FFA Alumni Club. Curtis Gonser, 48, of Paragould, faces a Class C felony charge of theft of property, greater than $5,000 but less than $25,000. On [read more...]

JONESBORO, Ark. — A frightening police report detailed an alleged robbery at gunpoint of a disabled woman this week in Jonesboro. The incident report released by JPD alleges that it happened at 10:31 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 3 at an apartment unit in the 2000 block of Belt Street. Police [read more...]

JONESBORO, Ark. — A jury trial has been scheduled for the family suing the Jonesboro Police Department officer that crashed into them in 2017, leaving three people with major injuries, one of whom was left crippled. Trial dates have been set for Monday, Sept. 23, 2024, through Wednesday, Sept. 25, [read more...]

JONESBORO, Ark. — The man who was struck numerous times while in handcuffs by a Jonesboro officer who was later fired was the victim of an assault in his cell block by several inmates, according to probable cause affidavits released on Friday. Three men already in jail are now facing [read more...]

JONESBORO, Ark. — The public learned of another shooting with injuries early Sunday morning in Jonesboro. A post at 4:32 a.m. on the Jonesboro Police Department’s Facebook page revealed the news. Police said they were working a shooting that had occurred earlier on Phillip Evans Way. Advertisement Your browser does [read more...]

JONESBORO, Ark. — A suspect is in custody after a large police presence responded to a barricaded subject call Monday afternoon in Jonesboro. An update by the Jonesboro Police Department on social media said that police were made aware of a barricaded subject in the 2000 Block of Belt Street [read more...]

JONESBORO, Ark. — The police stand-off on Monday in Jonesboro that led to two arrests has been detailed more in probable cause affidavits released today. The PC affidavit states on Friday, Sept. 13, when officers were dispatched to a residence on Melrose following a reported robbery on Sept. 8 where [read more...]