4+ day, 20+ 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…...

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, 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…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (254+ words) Hardy, AR – Jonesboro Right Now – A Sharp County jury has returned guilty verdicts against former Hardy Police Chief Scott Rose, according to the court clerk assigned to the trial. The jury reached its decision around 5:30 p.m. Friday afternoon, finding…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (302+ words) Paragould, AR – Jonesboro Right Now – A Paragould man is facing a felony third-degree domestic battering charge after police said he slammed his wife’s face into a mirror and cut her with shards from a broken vase. Walter Kimble, 62, was arrested…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (462+ words) Jonesboro, AR – Jonesboro Right Now – A Jonesboro woman is behind bars after police said she intentionally struck her boyfriend with a vehicle during an argument and chased him on foot. District Judge David Boling found probable cause Aug. 19 to charge…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (420+ words) Jonesboro, AR – Jonesboro Right Now – A Jonesboro man is behind bars after police said doorbell camera footage linked him to a masked break-in attempt and the theft of a video game console. District Judge David Boling found probable cause Aug....

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (336+ words) Paragould, AR – Jonesboro Right Now – A Paragould man who previously had felony sexual assault charges dropped now faces similar charges following an investigation that began last fall. Lee Banis, 41, was arrested and booked into the Greene County Detention Center on…...