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Arkansas State Trooper Injured Scaling Cemetery Fence

Coastal News & Report January 18, 2021

LITTLE ROCK, AK – An Arkansas State Police sergeant sustained impaling injuries last night while pursuing a felony suspect. Sergeant Nick Brown, a 15-year state police veteran, was hospitalized overnight and is expected to be released later today. Shortly after 9 PM…

Arkansas man sentenced to 10 years for 2017 sex sting

Coastal News & Report January 14, 2021

LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS —A Roland man has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for attempting to entice a minor to engage in sexual activity after exchanging messages with an undercover investigator. Jonathan D. Ross, Acting United States Attorney for the…

Waldron woman charged after trying to buy huge quantity of meth for resale

Coastal News & Report January 9, 2021

WALDRON, AK – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Megan Marie Rogers, age 34, of Waldron, Arkansas entered a guilty plea to Drug Conspiracy. The Superseding Indictment alleged that beginning in November 2019, and…

Man who sat with feet up on Pelosi’s desk during Capitol protest arrested

Coastal News & Report January 9, 2021

LITTLE ROCK, AK – A man at the center of a viral photo from Wednesday’s Capitol protest has been arrested. Richard Barnett, 60, from Arkansas was photographed with his feet up on the desk of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. Today,…