Monticello Live

According to Prosecuting Attorney Thomas Deen, 2 local women are facing felony charges, following the death of an unborn infant, and the actions that followed.

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On April 29, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department answered a call from a juvenile on HWY 114 West regarding a shooting which left the juvenile injured from an apparent gunshot wound. (more…)

At 1 pm, Friday afternoon,  a pre-planned ” active shooter” tok place at Drew Central Middle School.

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Monday, in Drew County Circuit Court, it was stated that the the prosecution is expected to seek the Death Penalty for the March 2014 shooting death of a 29 year old Southeast Arkansas woman, outside of local grocery store. (more…)

Last Tuesday, as local folks were feeling the first of the “hot days of summer”, a couple of ladies decided on an idea for them to “beat the heat.”

Their idea was to shoplift 2 air conditioning units from Walmart.

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According to the Arkansas State Police preliminary report, there was a fatality wreck in Eudora, at 11:37 Saturday morning, where an adult and two children lost their lives.

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Victoria Pedraza leaving Courthouse after her 20 year sentence for Permitting Abuse of a Minor, which led to the death of her Daughter.

In July of 2013, Victoria Pedraza pled guilty in Drew County Circuit Court to permitting abuse of a minor, in the death of her 2 year old daughter, Aubriana Coke. She was sentenced to serve 5 – 20 years in ADC.

She has appealed, arguing that the circuit court judge erred by (1) requiring her to register as a sex offender, (2) engaging in inappropriate conduct during her sentencing trial, and (3) not disqualifying himself from presiding over her sentencing trial (which was held with a jury).
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Last March, a 19-year-old Monticello female was charged with filing a false police report against a young man, causing his arrest.

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According to Lt. Jason Akers of the Tenth Drug Task Force, a recent search warrant was executecd and led to the arrest of a Monticello man and the confiscation of an estimated 100 bags and individual rocks of crack cocaine, along with several ounces of marijuana and packaging material.

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During the investigation which led to the recent arrest of a Winchester mother of 4, Drew County authorities were informed by the 14 year old victim, not only did she smoke meth with her mother, but also her mother’s boyfriend, who also tried to sexually assault her.

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The Drew County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a 70 year old Monticello woman for “Solicitation of Murder”.

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Local Businessman’s Jury Trial for 12 Counts of “Theft of Property”
Business Owner’s Jury Trial -11 am Update
Business Owner’s Jury Trial -1 pm Update
Business Owner’s Jury Trial – 2:30 Update
Defendant Takes the Stand – 4:30 Update
Trial Still in Progress –7:45 Update
Jury Trial – 8:30 Update
9:30 pm Jury Trial Update – The Jury Has Reached a Verdict
Jury Report –11:15 PM Update
Jury Announces Sentence, Minutes before Midnight

For the second consecutive night, a HWY 425 business was burglarized, after they had closed for the day.

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Just before midnight, Tuesday night, Monticello Police responded to the report of a commercial burglary at Fred’s Discount Store.

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In a one day trial, a Drew County jury found a young Monticello man guilty of manslaughter and aggravated assault in the June 2014 shooting death of another young Monticello man.

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Barry Harmon
The Drew County Sherrifs department is continuing their search for  Barry Harmon.

Harmon is a white male, around 35 years old, 5 feet 10 inches, and has red hair, He last seen January 6, in the Coleman area, when he went into the woods, apparently hunting.

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An 18 year old Dermott man is facing charges of commercial burglary, theft of a firearm, and theft of property over $1,000, for a Christmas morning break-in,  in Drew
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Following the first degree murder hearing for McGehee man, age 26, for the death of his 33 year old girlfriend, also of McGehee, there have been several misleading rumors circulating.

Posted below is an update of the status of the case’s investigation.
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Drew County Sheriff’s Department, Monticello Fire Dept, and other emergency staff responded to a house fire on Jose Chapel Road during the morning hours, Tuesday.

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Drew County Deputies were dispatched to a residence in Wilmar, Tuesday night, in reference to a local man being stabbed.

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A Monticello man, recently convicted for the first degree murder of a young Warren woman, has agreed to a plea bargain of 15 years on the charge of gun possession at the time of the murder investigation.

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Last Friday at approximately 5:40 PM Sheriff Mark Gober was traveling down Highway 172 when he observed a white Chevrolet Dually pickup parked partially in the northbound lane with the rear of the vehicle in the grass and the front of the vehicle touching the center line of the highway. As Sheriff Gober approached the vehicle it began traveling northbound.

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Murder Trial Underway
Jury Selected for Murder Trial
Prosecution Opening Statement
Defense’s Opening Argument
Investigator’s Testimony
Testimony of Williams Telling where the Body was Buried
Video of Interview is Shown & Its Testimony
Psychologist Testifies Defendant “Feigning Psychosis” – End of a Day Update
Prosecution Rests Case in Williams Murder Trial
Defense Rests without Williams Testifying in his own Defense in Murder Trial
Prosecution’s Closing Argument
Murder Case Goes to the Jury
Jury Verdict is In……
Williams Previously Convicted of Manslaughter & Attempted Murder
Jury Returns in 8 Minutes with Max Sentence

While members of First United Methodist Church were enjoying a Wednesday evening meal together, 4 juveniles allegedly stole the truck belong to one of them, from the church parking lot.

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At 2 am, , on a recent Saturday morning, the Drew County Sheriff’s Office, Monticello Police Department and SEEMS were dispatched to Barkada Rd. in reference to an ATV accident.

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A Monticello city council member was arrested, around 9 PM Sunday night, after he argued with law-enforcement officers, after being called by a friend/constituent to speak on his behalf.

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A decision has been reached in dealing with the Monticello High School students involved in Wednesday night’s student pranks, which bordered on vandalism.

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According to the Monticello Police Dept., Thursday morning at 12:40 am, an alarm at Northside Deli (formerly Big Jax) notified MPD of activity at the business.

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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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A 31-year-old Monticello man, while visiting a friend or relative in Drew Memorial, allegedly took the opportunity to vandalize at least 20 restrooms in the hospital, taking several unusual items from the “facilities.”

The suspect in this case also made the news a few months ago for the early-morning theft of a forklift.

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Wednesday morning around 11:15, 911 calls begin coming into Monticello dispatch reporting a loaded chip truck driving erratically on HWY 425 S., repeatedly crossing into the oncoming lane of traffic and for shoulder, even in curves and on hills.
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In an unusual follow-up to the story below, about the burglary of cars on a local church’s parking lot last Sunday night, apparently the theives felt remorse when they opened their collection, finding a study Bible of one of the victims.

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