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Tag: Murders

Gray charged with murder of William DeGrate

November 6, 2017November 9, 2017 Free PressBreaking News, Murders

Monroe Police have made an arrest in a murder that occurred Sunday morning on Morton Street.      Police have charged Jerry Glynn Gray, of 826 Bryant Street, with the murder of William DeGrate.    According to the police report, the…

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Man charged with attempted murder for back stabbing incident

November 6, 2017November 9, 2017 Free PressBreaking News, Police Arrests

A Monroe man has been charged with attempted murder after he stabbed a man several times last week in a dispute over a truck.   According to the Monroe Police, a dispute over a truck which occurred in the 4100…

Jeffery Dean, Murders

Police arrest Reed for Parkview shooting; unrelated murder being investigated

October 26, 2017November 1, 2017 Free PressEvents, Police Arrests

Police are still trying to clear up one shooting and have arrested a suspect in a second shooting that happened in Monroe Wednesday that left one man dead.    Police have charged Leophus Reed, Jr. of 125 Stacy Blvd, with…

Crimes, Murders

Cell phone pings leads to two life sentences for 2012 murderer

August 26, 2017 Free PressMurders

Editor’s Note: This report is another in a series of reports on more than 150 people who have been charged in murder related cases in the area since 2011. We know they were suspects, but what happened afterwards?   In…

Murders, Rico Collins

2012 Drug deal ends with two dead, three accused get 30 years to 19 months

August 11, 2017August 11, 2017 Free PressMurders

As murders in our city increase, our continuing series looks as the last 120 murders to see how the suspects were treated in court. Slaps on the wrists or stiff penalties?  Huttig Arkansas is just fifty miles from Monroe, even…

Black on Black Crime, Crimes, Murders

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