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Around noon Saturday, a Drew County man, estimated to be in his 20s, was seriously injured when a hunting rifle discharged as he was getting it out of his truck.

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Wednesday
Wilmar TrainTrack Death Crash Trial
Prosecution on Issues of Crash
Truck Driver’s Lawyer Describes  “The Perfect Storm”
Investigating Trooper Testifies about Wreck
Defense Cross-examines Trooper
Witnesses Take the Stand to Tell of Crash Sites  & Sounds
Log Truck Driver Testifies about Collision
Driver Next to Fatality Vehicle takes Stand
After Collision Inspection of a Big-Rig
Crash Reconstruction Expert Testifies
Thursday
Accident Reconstruction Expert ReTakes Stand
Manslaughter Prosecution Rests Its Case
Comparisons to another Fatality Case
Defendant Takes the Stand to Testify
Prosecution Question Defendant
Truck Owner Testifies
Final Witness Testifies
Truck Driver Found Guilty of Negligent Homicide & 5 Counts of 2nd Degree Assault
Sentencing Underway, After Families’  Mournful Testimony
Hung Jury, Judge to Set Sentence…..Later

A camper trailer being used as a deer camp near Rye in Cleveland County, exploded around 8:30 pm, Friday night.

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A missing 67-year-old deer hunter was located near the Drew-Bradley County line, around 2 AM Sunday morning, after he had been in the woods for over 12 hours.  The man had been dropped off at his deer stand at 1:30 pm and was trying to track a deer when he got lost in the woods.
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A Drew County man had his bond set at $50,000, Monday, by Circuit Judge Kenny Johnson, as the man he shot may lose part of his left hand, following Saturdays’s shooting.

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Charles and Margaret White of Warren were found Tuesday morning at around 8:52 a.m., just off of private Potlatch Road 17.

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As of 5:30 am, the Bradley and Drew County Sheriff Depts. are  continuing their search for Charles and Margaret White of Warren.

The Arkansas State Police issue a Silver Alert for them late Monday night.

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 As MonticelloLive.com begins a series of reports about Identity Theft, Fraud, Computer Crimes, and other related issues, we’ll start with a crime that we see monthly on police reports.

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Just before midnight Thursday, Monticello dispatch received the 911 phone call reporting a stolen car on North Gabbert St.

The car, The 2001 Acura, was reported to be stolen by particular person, who the complainant named.

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  While some Monticello residents were attending church Sunday morning, thieves entered their vehicles, taking miscellaneous items, as they were worshiping.

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A Drew County man being held on theft charges, escaped from the Dermott jail, around 7:15 Sunday evening.

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Around 9:15 Thursday night,  a fire was reported at the Drew County Detention Facility.

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Around 3 am Wednesday morning, Drew County Sheriff’s Deputies received a call reporting a forklift stolen from Bio-wood pellet mill, on Wilson Mill Road, south of Monticello.

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A Monticello couple have been released on $50,000 bond each, following an ongoing $40,000 scam of former Municipal Judge and City Councilman Clifton Bond.

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Around 4:30, Thursday afternoon, during the 700 acre wildfire, a local man was trapped in the woods, with fire and smoke surrounding him.

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Cynthia Mae Williams, age 39, is wanted by the Drew County Sheriff’s Department for forgery and hot checks.

Williams has a Bradley County address, but is known to be in Drew County on a regular basis.

If you have any information on where she may be contact the DCSO at 870-367-6211.

Almost every consumer has been the target of a wire scam, whether it’s in an email about an international lottery prize or a phone call from an imposter posing as a distressed loved one.

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Drug Task Force agents, along with Monticello Police, arrested a Monticello man after he attempted to pass a forged prescription at a local pharmacy last week.

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According to Lt. Jason Akers of the Tenth Drug Task Force, a Monticello man is facing multiple drug charges after the second search warrant was executed at his home within the past year.

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During the early morning hours, Monday, someone threw a brick through the front door of the Valero Corner Store on HWY 278 West and entered the building.

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ON JULY 28, 2013, THE DREW COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE WAS CONTACTED ABOUT A DEER CAMP BEING BROKEN INTO AND ITEMS STOLEN FROM INSIDE THE CAMP IN THE AREA OF SOUTH SIXTEENTH SECTION RD. ON AUGUST 4, 2013 ANOTHER REPORT WAS TAKEN BY THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE WHERE ANOTHER DEER CAMP HAD BEEN BROKEN INTO ALONG WITH A SHED AND 3 FOUR WHEELERS BEING DAMAGED.

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Wednesday, the Monticello Police Department and The Drug Task Force made arrests in three felony cases .

Hibbitt Sports was burglarized during the overnight hours of August 13th. Suspects gained entry through chopping a hole in the roof.

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Entergy wants to remind you of a scam still targeting customers throughout Entergy Corporation’s service area. Con artistts call and say that your electric bill payment is past due, and that your service will be disconnected within the hour if you don’t pay up. Then you are directed to transfer funds electronically, sometimes through the system known as “MoneyPak.”

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This is the City of Monticello’s statement, issued Tuesday, about the Federal Court $70,000 Settlement Case, at MLive’s request.

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The man Drew County Sheriff’s Deputies were searching for, over the past week, is now assisting them in locating a large portions of the stolen property from his long and wide crime spree, that now has touched three counties.

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Last Wednesday, a Desha County jury convicted Roy Lee Russell, of Dumas, for being a felon in possession in possession of a firearm and 2nd degree battery.

Russell was sentenced to 40 years and 15 years to run consecutively, which is the maximum sentence possible for those offenses.

Russell was found not guilty on 3 counts of kidnapping, 2 counts of rape, and one count of 2nd degree battery.

The trial began on Wednesday and concluded about 2pm Thursday.

A 30 YEAR OLD MONTICELLO MAN WAS ARRESTED BY THE DREW COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE ON AUGUST 3, 2013 AFTER A TRAFFIC STOP WAS CONDUCTED ON HIS VEHICLE, .TO SHERIFF MARK GOBER

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ACCORDING TO SHERIFF MARK GOBER, ON JUNE 10, THE DREW COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE RECEIVED A REPORT OF CHECKS BEING FORGED AGAINST A LOCAL RESIDENT’S CHECKING ACCOUNT.

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Sherif Mark Gober and the Drew County Sheriff’s Dept. are aking for the public’s assistance in their search to locate a local man, who is a suspect in sereral theft cases and break-ins.

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Monticello Police recently posted their “3 Most Wanted” suspects.

Thanks to the Drew County Sheriff’s Dept, their second suspect (accused of the theft of 2 City of Monticello trucks) in custody.

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An arreset was made in Dumas around 7:30 pm, Wednesday night, on the suspect wanted by Monticello Police for the terroristic act, where over 50 bullets struck an occupied vehicle, earlier this month on a Monticello street.

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The First Degree Murder trial for Jerry “Wesley” Pryor Jr., age 34 of Monticello, begins this morning at the courthouse.  Pryor is charged with First Degree Murder, Aggravated Residential Burglary, and Felon in Possession of a Firearms for the crime.

Just before 8 pm, Sunday night, December 9, Drew County Sheriff Dept. responded to a 911 call, reporting a shooting victim being found in a Drew County residence

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