4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (431+ words) Craighead County, AR – Jonesboro Right Now – Deputies arrested an Egypt man after they said he intentionally rammed his pickup truck into his partner’s car during a chase. District Judge Tommy Fowler found probable cause Sept. 9 to charge 51-year-old Calvin Wayne Simmons…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (504+ words) Jonesboro, AR – Jonesboro Right Now – Police arrested a Brookland man after they said he placed his girlfriend in a chokehold and restricted her breathing during an argument over a shower. On Sept. 6, Jonesboro police officer Sam Culp was dispatched to…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (381+ words) Paragould, AR – Jonesboro Right Now – A Paragould man is behind bars after police said he pointed a loaded rifle at three family members and threatened to kill someone during a domestic disturbance. Danny Martin, 75, was arrested and booked into the…...

1+ week, 7+ hour ago   (223+ words) Paragould, AR – Jonesboro Right Now – A fatal weekend shooting in Paragould has left one man dead and his roommate facing a first-degree murder charge. Paragould police officers responded to a reported shooting in the 900 block of East Court Street. Upon…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (516+ words) Jonesboro, AR – Jonesboro Right Now – A man who faced now dropped capital murder charges in a 2019 fatal house fire is now facing new charges following a fire at his ex-girlfriend’s Jonesboro home. District Judge David Boling found probable cause Sept....

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (353+ words) Jonesboro, AR – Jonesboro Right Now – Two men are behind bars after police said they discovered over 100 grams of drugs, including suspected fentanyl, hidden inside a U-Haul van during an early-morning traffic stop in Jonesboro. The Craighead County Detention Center inmate…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (198+ words) Jonesboro, AR – Jonesboro Right Now – Crews responded to a highway wreck just outside of Jonesboro early Wednesday morning. Jonesboro E911 Dispatch reported the wreck at 4:58 a.m., saying all southbound lanes on U.S. Highway 49 were closed due to a motor…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (551+ words) Jonesboro, AR – Jonesboro Right Now – A Jonesboro man is being held on a $150,000 cash/surety bond after police said he attacked his pregnant girlfriend, choking her to the point of unconsciousness. Judge Barbara Halsey found probable cause Aug. 31 to charge…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (474+ words) Jonesboro, AR – Jonesboro Right Now – A West Memphis man faces multiple charges after police said he shot at a Jonesboro home and forced his way inside. Judge Barbara Halsey found probable cause Aug. 31 to charge 47-year-old Floydie Billups with the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (347+ words) Jonesboro, AR – Jonesboro Right Now – A Jonesboro sex offender is behind bars on a $250,000 cash/surety bond after police said he was found living at a local motel for a month—within 2,000 feet of three childcare facilities—without updating his…...