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Felony charges

Updated: May 17, 2013 3:54pm

Felony charges were filed during the past week against the following individuals by Prosecuting Attorney Kyle Hunter of the 11th Judicial District-West, which includes Jefferson and Lincoln...

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<p>George Austin</p>

Bond set in alleged drug and weapons arrest

Updated: May 09, 2013 6:55pm

A $50,000 bond was set Thursday for a Pine Bluff man on multiple drug- and weapons-related charges.

Jefferson County District Judge Kim Bridgforth set the bond after ruling that prosecutors...

<p>James Taylor</p>

Investigation into alleged drug trafficking leads to arrest

Updated: May 09, 2013 6:49pm

An investigation into alleged drug trafficking at a house in central Pine Bluff on Tuesday led to the arrest of a man after officers reported finding several bags containing suspected marijuana...

Fountain Lake man killed in accident Tuesday

Updated: May 09, 2013 6:10pm

A Fountain Lake man was killed Tuesday morning in a two-vehicle accident east of Warren.

A preliminary report from the Arkansas State Police said Sammy Wigley, 66, was eastbound on Arkansas...

<p>Stanley Paul</p>

State police: Former police chief tried to intervene in 2011 DWI arrest

Updated: May 08, 2013 6:36pm

Former Pine Bluff Police Chief Brenda Davis-Jones questioned an Arkansas state trooper’s arrest of a man identified as a boyfriend of the chief, according to the arrest report from 2011.

The...

<p>Dominique Finnen</p>

Man arrested on drug charge

Updated: May 08, 2013 4:26pm

A Jefferson County man who was seen urinating on the parking lot of a business Monday afternoon will face a drug charge after sheriff’s deputies found cocaine in a cigarette pack he was holding....

<p>LaQuan Jones</p>

Suspect in alleged beating told to have no contact with victim

Updated: May 08, 2013 4:22pm

A Pine Bluff man who allegedly beat his girlfriend Sunday was ordered to have no contact with the alleged victim during a court hearing Wednesday.

LaQuan Jones, 21, allegedly pushed the...

<p>Jasmine Nation</p>

Store clerk arrested after allegedly replacing money with counterfeit in register

Updated: May 08, 2013 4:16pm

A Pine Bluff grocery store employee was arrested Monday after she allegedly took money from the cash register and replaced it with counterfeit bills.

Jasmine Nation, 21, who worked at Save A...

<p>Bryan Phillips</p>

Bond set in alleged domestic battery

Updated: May 07, 2013 3:25pm

A $10,000 bond was set Tuesday for a Pine Bluff man accused of hitting a member of his family.

Jefferson County District Judge Kim Bridgforth set the bond after ruling prosecutors had...

<p>Jonathan Jones appears Monday in Pine Bluff District Court, where a judge ordered that he be held without bond. Jones, 21, is accused in the April 26 shooting death of 24-year-old Bendrell Urquhart. (Special to The Commercial/William Harvey)</p>

Murder suspect to be held without bond

Updated: May 06, 2013 5:39pm

A 21-year-old Pine Bluff man accused of shooting another man to death on April 26 will be held without bond while prosecutors prepare felony charges against him.

Jonathan Jones surrendered...

<p>Amanda Knight</p>

Woman arrested after injuries to boy are reported to police

Updated: May 06, 2013 10:25pm

A Pine Bluff woman was arrested Friday after teachers contacted police about a student who reportedly came to school with a swollen nose and red marks and scratches on his neck and chest.

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