Stories from Thursday, August 20, 2020

Poinsett County has had 358 active cases with 77 cases still being active. There have been 277 recoveries, four deaths and 4,662 negative tests.

Robert McKenzie of Trumann was sentences to five years in state prison as one of 13 suspects arrested back in January as part of Operation Stopping Underage Illegal Trafficking. McKenzie entered a negotiated guilty plea last Monday for charges of internet stalking of a child, a Class Y felony that is punishable by 10 years to life and for computer child pornography which is a Class B felony...

Ray Collett, of Trumann, was arrested on rape charges after a victim said he raped her this past Tuesday. In a report of the incident, the victim provided an audio recording of her phone conversation with Collett in which she asked “why he had sex with her after she had said no?” In the report Collett’s reply was, “because I haven’t had any in a while.” The report also says that Collett told her he was sorry and he shouldn’t have done it...