New Trial Date Set For Man Accused Of Reckless Burning Resulting In Death
Judge Rob Ratton has set a new trial date for a man accused of the deadly multi-vehicle crash in Jackson County. The trial date originally scheduled for Monday, March 3rd…
Sheriff Gives Details On Friday’s Inmate Escape
In the early morning hours of September 27, 2024 an inmate escaped custody of the Jackson County Detention Facility. Detention personnel, Jackson County Deputies, and Newport Police Department quickly responded…
Sheriff Announces Multi-County Saturation That Leads To 15 Arrests
From Jackson County Sheriff Russell Brinsfield: You may have noticed an increased presence of law enforcement officers working through out Jackson County today during a planned law enforcement saturation. This…
Reckless Burning Leads To Arrest After Deadly Accident
Arkansas State Police arrested a Charles Benham in connection with a deadly multi-vehicle crash in Jackson County that killed two people in October 2023. Charles Benham was arrested on suspicion…
Operation “Meth Around And Find Out” Conducted In Jackson County
On February 28, 2024, after a 6-month investigation, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department and 3rd Judicial Drug Task Force conducted operation “Meth Around and Find Out.” The goal of the…
Armed Robbery Suspect Arrested
From the Jackson County Sheriff:On Friday, February 2, after an armed robbery was committed at the Citgo gas station at approximately 3:45 am in Newport, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office,…
Sex Offender Compliance Operation Held This Week
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office today released information on a multi jurisdictional operation that focused on the compliance of some 40 sex offenders within the county with an emphasis on…
Man Pleads Guilty in Jackson County Double Homicide
Steven Ray Holloway entered a guilty plea to two counts of second-degree murder for setting a house fire that killed his wife and stepson in Jackson County. Court documents show…
Wanted Subject Returned To Jackson County
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office announced on Sunday that Matthew R. Glidewell was back in the custody of the JCSO. Glidewell had fled to Corinth Mississippi where he was arrested…
Missouri Man Dies In Jackson County Crash
Authorities are reporting a Missouri man died Wednesday night when his SUV rolled over multiple times in Jackson County. The Arkansas State Police Fatal Crash Report says the crash happened…
Man Cited After Driving Around Barricades In Flood Waters
Independence and Jackson County Sheriff’s Office teamed up to rescue a man from a flooded road after the man drove around warning signs. Authorities report that the man whose name…
JACKSON COUNTY RESIDENTS FOUND DEAD AT FIRE SCENE; HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION UNDERWAY
The bodies of a Jackson County man and woman were discovered by authorities last night (Friday, July 29th) after a local fire department extinguished a fire inside a Beedeville residence…
One Killed And Three Injured In Two Vehicle Accident
Authorities report a Horseshoe Bend man died after he failed to yield to another vehicle. The ASP reports the incident occurred at 9 a.m. on Thursday, July 28th at the…
Memorial Service To Honor Fallen Officer Lt. Patrick Weatherford
June 12th will mark 5 years since the death of Lt. Patrick N Weatherford.Thanks to Modern Woodmen of America, our community, and the City of Newport, we have placed a…
Cattle Reported Stolen From Local Farm, Reward Offered
!!PLEASE SHARE: CATTLE STOLENLast week my son and I went out to our farm we lease in Elgin and as we were moving our cattle to another field we were…
Jackson County Sheriff’s Office Announces Arrest Of Rape, Sexual Assault Suspect
At 7:40 pm on Thursday night the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of Kevin Goodman. Goodman was wanted on outstanding warrants for Rape, Sexual Assault 2nd Degree and…