Stories from Monday, October 24, 2016

According to Capt. Scott Adams, at 10 a.m. Monday D'marcus Black surrendered to the Blytheville Police Department and will be arraigned in Blytheville District Court on Tuesday. Black was wanted for an alleged aggravated assault on a family of household member that occurred on Sept. 21...

Jimmy Darrell Peel, 67, of Leachville, passed from this life Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016, at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. Born in the Happy Corner Community, near Leachville, he was the son of the late Adron and Lorene Loftin Peel and was a lifelong area resident. ...

Jerry Bernard Berry, Sr., 76, of Caraway passed away Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016, at St. Bernards Medical Center. He was born Jan. 22, 1940, in Jonesboro to the late William Wesley and Alta Vaughn Berry. ...

A Blytheville man allegedly poured hot water on his 1-year-old son Friday night, causing a burn on the child's left thigh area. According to the police report, the child's mother said she was at the back of the residence smoking a cigarette when the man poured hot water on their son. She does not know why he poured hot water on the child. The offender fled prior to officers arriving...