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LA Nails & Spa opened in August at the intersection of HWY 425 and 278.
LA Nails & Spa offers a full staff, with modern equipment, budding a wide range of manicure/pedicure services.
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
Jury duty for Drew Coumty Circuit Court for Thursday has been canceled, according to the circuit clerk’s office.
Lumber company seeking to fill openings for skilled shift maintenance/millwright.
Offering full benefit package including: insurance , 401k, and incentive bonus plan. Rate of pay is commensurate with experience.
Apply at Price Lumber Company 211 Old Troy Road Monticello, AR
A grease fire, inside an apartment complex, was the scene of a Monticello Fire Department response, Thursday night around 9:30.
After an hours deliberation , The jury returned at 2:30 with verdicts of…. Read the rest of this entry »
The defense’s closing began at 1pm, with Gary Potts repeating that this case is about an accidental death, not a murder.
At 11 am, Judge Sam Pope explained the definitions of 1st and 2nd degree murder, manslaughter, negligent homicide, and abuse of a corpse, before the state presented their closing argument.
The state pointed to the inconsistencies of Williams’ interviews, as well as questions about his history of seizures and 7-8 “recent injuries.”
Court took lunch recess at 12:00, and the defense will offer their closing when court resumes.
The defense called 2 witnesses and rested in the first degree murder trial of Freddie Williams, in the death of Tangela Walton in 2013.
Arkansas State Police Crimes Against Children Division Area 7: Supervisor Phyllis Newton, Investigators: Anita Hammons, Dorris Hill, Haley Kiser, Stephanie Odom, Kim Owens-Gill and Staci Tumey.
A state crime lab forensic expert was called to the stand at 9 am, Friday, in the 1st degree murder trial of Freddie Williams , in the death of Tangela Walton, on April 5, 2013.
A Watson Chapel ninth-grade defensive end, Josh Pierce, lined up for a defensive play during the first quarter of the Monticello at Watson Chapel game, Thursday night, and then collapsed as he got into position for the play.
Winchester Road, just east of the bottle Bartholomew Bridge at Winchester, has a 2 foot hole that has collapsed through the pavement.
An Arkansas State Police investigator was next to testify, mainly about the recovery of Ms. Walton’s remains, just 634 feet from Williams’ residence, at 3:30.
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In the next 15 minute video (from Monday, April 15) Williams told officers that the victim had called him to pick her up in Warren, which he did.
At 2 pm, the defense showed a 30 minute video of Williams, made at the Monticello Police Dept. on April 10, with the addition of a State Police investigator.
Testimony began at 1 pm , with a detective from the Warren Police Dept., who had investigated Ms . Walton’s disappearance.
attorney Gary Potts took the podium at 11:10, describing the suspect and victims relationship and intimacy, previously and on the day of her accidental death by asphyxiation.
At 10:50, the prosecution began describing the victim’s last day, to the jury, including use of cellular tower locations and times, which stopped during the afternoon.
Court began at 9:00, with roll call, as the possible jurors were seated in order.

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.
City Attorney Whit Barton addressed the City council, Tuesday evening, about the problem of creeks flooding in Monticello.
Mr. Barton stated he was asked last week whether the City can clean out ditches on private property. He responded that the answer is no, but under the right circumstances they can. If a creek or ditch is a significant part of the City’s drainage system, then it can be cleared by the City.
Tuesday, at noon, the driver of a Chevy Avalanche had left highway 425, driving toward Walmart.
As he entered the Walmart parking lot, he collided with a Pontiac Vibe, traveling from the mall parking lot behind the convenient store.
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Discovery Children’s Center has an opening for a full-time licensed speech therapist.
Qualifications
• Graduate of an accredited program of speech therapy
• Licensed by the state of Arkansas to provide speech therapy
• Pass background checks required by the agency
During the early morning hours, Saturday, a fire was called in at a local deer camp by camp members.
The Lacey-Ladelle Fire Department responded to the fire along with a Drew County Deputy. The fire was believed to be arson at the time because there was no electricity to the building due to it being turned off until hunting season.
A 43-year-old Monticello man lost his life around 5:25, Monday morning, in a two vehicle collision on HWY 425, near the Lincoln / Drew County line.
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