Arkansas

Published on: July 5, 2026

Texas Man Charged After Alleged TikTok Grooming

A Texas man was accused of sending sexually explicit messages and violent threats to a young Arkansas girl after allegedly contacting her through TikTok.

According to authorities, the investigation began after the alleged victim’s mother contacted the sheriff’s office on May 18. She said her 10-year-old daughter had been receiving text messages from an unknown adult on her cellphone.

Investigators said the communication allegedly started more than a week earlier after the man commented on the girl’s TikTok posts. The two then began exchanging messages. Although the child allegedly told him she was 13 years old, the conversations reportedly continued.

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Published on: July 15, 2022

Son of Arkansas Congressman Arrested for Drug Possession

by Staycie R. Sena

Congressman Steve Womack’s son, who has a history of drug-related legal offenses, was arrested when he was allegedly caught with methamphetamine.

34-year-old James Womack is the son of U.S. Representative Steve Womack, R-Arkansas.

Womack had several prior legal issues over the span of approximately two decades, and many of them have been drug-related. He was convicted of drug charges in 2010 and 2019.

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Published on: April 13, 2018

Suspect Arrested for Theft of Historical Museum Artifact

by Staycie R. Sena

Photo Courtesy of Fort Smith Museum of History

A man was taken into custody on Thursday as the suspected perpetrator of the theft of a tie pin reported missing from a display at a history museum in Arkansas in March.

Judge Isaac Parker sat on the bench of the U.S. Court for the Western District for 21 years, beginning in 1875 and ending in 1896. He became historically known as “The Hanging Judge” for the large number of death sentences handed out to offenders tried in his court. Parker was said to have worn a golden lizard-shaped pin while sitting on the bench.

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