After more than two years of waiting, a Benton family sees justice for two murders by another family member. Luke Talbert, 31 of Benton, pled guilty to two counts of First-Degree Murder before Judge Josh Farmer on November 5, 2021. Talbert was sentenced to serve 50 years in the Arkansas Department of Correction. On October […]
Benton Police track and arrest Stuttgart homicide suspect
A homicide suspect wanted in Stuttgart is in police custody after local police found him in Benton. Benton Police Department officers were advised by Stuttgart Police Department detectives Monday morning that a suspect with an active warrant for homicide, Earthly Cletus Coleman, age 51 of Stuttgart, was known to be hiding in Benton. BNPD Special […]
Bryant Teen Arrested on Attempted Capital Murder Charges After Stabbing Incident
UPDATE AUG 5, 2019 4:15PM A Bryant 19-year-old is charge with Attempted Capital Murder after a stabbing incident over the weekend. Early Saturday morning on August 3rd, 2019, at approximately 2:35 a.m., the Bryant Police Department responded to a 911 call at 2011 Oak Hill Road, where the victim advised she was in need of […]
Hensley Woman Pleads Guilty to Attempted Murder Her Child; Gets 20 Years
A Hensley woman who attempted to take her own life and her child’s life was sentenced to 20 years in prison today in Saline County, according to Deputy Prosecutor Rebecca Bush. Sommer Hyatt, 35, formerly of Lakeshore Drive in Hensley, pled guilty today to Attempted First Degree Murder and was sentenced to 20 years in […]
Federal Judge Orders “Boys on the Tracks” Files to Open Dec 1st
According to an article in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette from Nov 26, 2017, a Federal Judge has ruled that documents be opened concerning the mysterious 1987 deaths of Kevin Ives and Don Henry. Scroll to the end to click and read their article. There are some things left out of the article that I’ll list here: […]
Suspect Arrested in Murder of Lonsdale Man
UPDATE JUN 4, 2017 According to the U.S. Marshal Service, they arrested Benjamin Gurley, age 36, of North Little Rock as a homicide suspect in the recent murder of Lonsdale man, James Lamere. He was arrested in Jerusalem, Ar. UPDATE MAY 31, 2017 According to the Saline County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO), at approximately 8:30 a.m. on […]
Suspect Arrested on Attempted Murder Charge After Held at Gunpoint by Citizen
Update Thu, Sep 22, 2016 11:19am: There are two separate police reports taken by the Saline County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) on this arrest. The first is from the suspect’s family, on the attempted murder charge; the second is from the people who held the suspect at gunpoint after he allegedly attempted to steal their vehicle. […]
Civitan’s Murder Mystery Theme This Year is Old Hollywood for the Play “Murder at Cafe Noir”
The Murder Mystery Dinner is coming October 27, 2016! Civitan Services’ largest fundraiser of the year features a murder mystery play by The Royal Players and a “To Die For” meal by Dinner’s Ready. Tickets are now available for the 2016 Murder Mystery Dinner! This year the production of “Murder at Cafe Noir” is a […]