Man found guilty by jury of shooting hole in Kingsland water tower last year

Man found guilty by jury of shooting hole in Kingsland water tower last year

RISON, Ark. – A man accused of shooting a hole in a water tower honoring country music legend Johnny Cash has been found guilty by a jury in Cleveland County, Arkansas Tuesday, March 28, 2023. Timothy Sled, a resident of Kingsland, was charged with felony impairing the operation of a vital public facility and first-degree…

Kaitlyn Raines pleads guilty to rape and sentenced to 20 years in prison

Kaitlyn Raines pleads guilty to rape and sentenced to 20 years in prison

A former Warren school employee pleaded guilty to several charges including rape on Wednesday and was sentenced by Circuit Judge Crews Puryear to serve 20 years in Arkansas Department of Correction. Kaitlyn Ann Raines, 24, was set for a jury trial this week in Bradley County Circuit Court but entered a negotiated plea of guilty…

GUILTY: Antario Gilbert found guilty of 2nd degree murder in 2021 shooting death of Shaun Ingram

GUILTY: Antario Gilbert found guilty of 2nd degree murder in 2021 shooting death of Shaun Ingram

WARREN, Ark. – In a trial that lasted just two days, a Bradley County jury found Antario Gilbert guilty of 2nd degree murder in the October 16, 2021 Central and Martin Street car wash shooting that left Shaun Ingram of Warren dead. As Saline River Chronicle reported yesterday, the prosecution rested after a few hours…

Woman found guilty of abuse of power while serving on the Jersey Rural Fire Department

Woman found guilty of abuse of power while serving on the Jersey Rural Fire Department

A Bradley County woman, Sheila Norrell Loomis, age 60 of Banks, was recently handed down a sentence of three years supervised probation, $5,211 restitution, and a fine of $2,000 from a single charge stemming from a felony case filed in September 2020 for abuse of office during her time with the Jersey Rural Fire Department.…

Former Warren Fire Chief and court reporter pleads guilty to class D felony theft of property

Former Warren Fire Chief and court reporter pleads guilty to class D felony theft of property

Warren, Arkansas – Former Warren part-time Fire Chief and former treasurer of the Arkansas Court Reporters Association Michael Ashcraft pled guilty Friday, January 21, 2022 to theft of property, a Class D felony offense, stemming from charges filed by the Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge, which accused Ashcraft of manipulating, misappropriating, and misusing membership funds…