Wednesday, August 8 2012 9:49 AM EDT2012-08-08 13:49:17 GMT
A jury has sentenced Jerry Lard to death in the shooting death of Trumann Police Officer Jonathan Schmidt. It took the jury more than an hour to come to a decision.More >>
NEW INFORMATION: A jury has sentenced Jerry Lard to death in the shooting death of Trumann Police Officer Jonathan Schmidt. It took the jury more than an hour to come to a decision.More >>
Friday, April 22 2011 6:20 AM EDT2011-04-22 11:20:34 GMT
In an email to Region 8 News and other media outlets, the family of Trumann Police Officer Jonathan Schmidt thank the community for its outpouring of support during their difficult timeMore >>
Thursday, April 21 2011 6:40 AM EDT2011-04-21 11:40:44 GMT
Lard sat silently in a wheelchair as the judge told him he's charged with capital murder, attempted capital murder, being a felon in possession of a firearm and possession of methamphetamine. Lard also faces an unrelated rape charge.More >>
Tuesday, April 19 2011 6:45 AM EDT2011-04-19 10:45:21 GMT
Whether it was driving by or dropping off before or after their shopping trip. People from Jonesboro to Trumann were all eager to do what they could to give to the Schmidt family.More >>
Friday, April 15 2011 6:54 AM EDT2011-04-15 10:54:42 GMT
When an officer makes a traffic stop, they never know what they'll be facing. That's why officers say there is no such thing as a "routine" traffic stop.More >>
Thursday, April 14 2011 7:01 AM EDT2011-04-14 11:01:57 GMT
NEW DETAILS: During the conference, Arkansas State Police Public Information Officer Bill Sadler revealed that Schmidt and Officer Corey Overstreet were investigating the stopped vehicle because it was not insured. More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 1:38 AM EDT2013-06-19 05:38:25 GMT
(WMC-TV) - With the third and final reading scheduled for later Tuesday evening, the battle over the budget rages at city hall. "There are no easy answers to this," said Mayor A C Wharton after a livelyMore >>
The city's administration proposed an amended budget which members voted on throughout the meeting.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 1:33 AM EDT2013-06-19 05:33:51 GMT
(WMC-TV) - The Tipton County Adult Developmental Center serves children, teens, and adults with mental disability in Tipton County. Parents who have kids at the center say they got a letter from theMore >>
The Tipton County Adult Developmental Center serves children, teens, and adults with mental disability in Tipton County.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 1:29 AM EDT2013-06-19 05:29:06 GMT
(WMC-TV) - A quiet night turned chaotic inside juvenile court Monday after a 16-year-old detainee used a squeegee and a mop handle to knock out a sprinkler. The sprinkler system unlocked all the cell doorsMore >>
The sprinkler system unlocked all the cell doors starting a fight inside the detention center. Around 50 juvenile court detainees were involved.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 11:46 PM EDT2013-06-19 03:46:39 GMT
(WMC-TV) - A Memphis police officer is charged with driving under the influence after refusing to submit a BAC test, according to police. Two police officers noticed a Hummer swerving and nearly hittingMore >>
A Memphis police officer is charged with driving under the influence after refusing to submit a BAC test, according to police.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 11:31 PM EDT2013-06-19 03:31:48 GMT
(WMC-TV) - A Bartlett police officer is under investigation for assaulting his own wife Sunday, according to officials. Quentin Crowley was arrested after a verbal altercation that turned physical. HeMore >>
Two Bartlett police officers are off the job and under investigation for suspected abuse.More >>
TRUMANN, AR (KAIT) -As you can imagine, those who witnessed the shooting are still reeling. This is a place where people live and children play. Tuesday night everything changed. Deadly gunshots broke out just before midnight shattering their peace.
"I was awakened by pounding on the door," said David Dickerson.
The shooting happened in front of David Dickerson's apartment. At first he thought it might be a fire.
"It was people wanting to know if they could come into my room and look for bullet holes. I didn't know, I was still half asleep, but I've never been more confused in my life. I said, ‘bullet holes?'" said Dickerson.
Dickerson said the officers looked around his apartment.
"I said, ‘What in the world happened', and I couldn't believe it when I opened the door," said Dickerson.
Across the parking lot Annie Carter woke up to a loud noise.
"Boom, boom, boom woke me up. I thought someone was trying to break in on me," said Carter.
She said she peeked out of her window through the blinds but couldn't see very well in the dark. She then looked out the door trying to figure out the source of the sound.
"The landlord told me to get back in because she was afraid I'd get hit," said Carter.
While no residents were injured, the same can't be said for an apartment and Dickerson's car.
"After everything was over I got a flashlight and came out here and I'll be darned if my car had been shot," said Dickerson.
A silver indention where a bullet hit Dickerson's car is more evidence of the terrible tragedy.
"Unbelievable. You hear of this in big cities and things but that's never going to happen to me, ‘Did that really happen', you know, but yeah it does," said Carter.
I just hate that about that policeman. I thought about that half the night. I just couldn't go back to sleep," said Dickerson.
And there could be more restless nights for these residents who are wrapping their minds around how this could happen in their neighborhood.
Wednesday, June 19 2013 1:38 AM EDT2013-06-19 05:38:25 GMT
(WMC-TV) - With the third and final reading scheduled for later Tuesday evening, the battle over the budget rages at city hall. "There are no easy answers to this," said Mayor A C Wharton after a livelyMore >>
The city's administration proposed an amended budget which members voted on throughout the meeting.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 11:31 PM EDT2013-06-19 03:31:48 GMT
(WMC-TV) - A Bartlett police officer is under investigation for assaulting his own wife Sunday, according to officials. Quentin Crowley was arrested after a verbal altercation that turned physical. HeMore >>
Two Bartlett police officers are off the job and under investigation for suspected abuse.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 11:46 PM EDT2013-06-19 03:46:39 GMT
(WMC-TV) - A Memphis police officer is charged with driving under the influence after refusing to submit a BAC test, according to police. Two police officers noticed a Hummer swerving and nearly hittingMore >>
A Memphis police officer is charged with driving under the influence after refusing to submit a BAC test, according to police.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 7:48 PM EDT2013-06-18 23:48:44 GMT
(WMC-TV) - A U.S. Marshals Service task force was going door-to-door in a California community Tuesday asking residents for help finding a fugitive Mid-South couple, according to NBC Los Angeles. JanetMore >>
A U.S. Marshals Service task force was going door-to-door in a California community Tuesday asking residents for help finding a fugitive Mid-South couple, according to NBC Los Angeles.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 6:14 PM EDT2013-06-18 22:14:48 GMT
(WMC-TV) - A woman who worked in the school system for years says she may out of a job as a result of low enrollment numbers. Marilyn Davis' story is similar to many in the school system. She has beenMore >>
A woman who worked in the school system for years says she may out of a job as a result of low enrollment numbers.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 6:02 PM EDT2013-06-18 22:02:42 GMT
(WMC-TV) - A former police officer was arraigned Tuesday on charges stemming from an accident that killed a mother and daughter while he was on-duty. Alex Beard is charged with two counts of vehicularMore >>
A former police officer was arraigned Tuesday on charges stemming from an accident that killed a mother and daughter while he was on-duty.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 3:35 PM EDT2013-06-18 19:35:49 GMT
A dog battling cancer managed to hang on long enough to see her owner return from a deployment overseas. According to Jennifer Ralston's YouTube channel, Kermie, an 11-year-old beagle-lab-chow mix, wasMore >>
Kermie, an 11-year-old beagle-lab-chow mix, was diagnosed with oral melanoma just a month after her owner, Eric, was deployed overseas.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 6:59 PM EDT2013-06-18 22:59:05 GMT
(WMC-TV) - Southaven Mayor Greg Davis is leaving office early with extra money. But where is it coming from? The money comes from the state's retirement system. Mayor Davis plans to leave his officeMore >>
Southaven Mayor Greg Davis is leaving office early with extra money. But where is it coming from?More >>
Monday, June 17 2013 10:34 PM EDT2013-06-18 02:34:31 GMT
(WMC-TV) - A man is charged with vehicular homicide and DUI after driving home from a club and falling asleep at the wheel. The crash killed one woman. Police identified the victim of a deadly DUI crashMore >>
A man is charged with vehicular homicide and DUI after driving home from a club and falling asleep at the wheel. The crash killed one woman.
Wednesday, June 19 2013 1:29 AM EDT2013-06-19 05:29:06 GMT
(WMC-TV) - A quiet night turned chaotic inside juvenile court Monday after a 16-year-old detainee used a squeegee and a mop handle to knock out a sprinkler. The sprinkler system unlocked all the cell doorsMore >>
The sprinkler system unlocked all the cell doors starting a fight inside the detention center. Around 50 juvenile court detainees were involved.More >>
