Linda Satter

Man who killed intruder given 2 years for guns

Felon shot at teen in his yard

A Sherwood man who shot and killed an intruder in his yard two years ago, saying he only meant to scare away potential thieves, was sentenced Friday to two years in prison for a related charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm.
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Sisters plead guilty in tax-cheating plot

2 ex-fugitives hid income, U.S. says

Two sisters who had been on the run from federal authorities for nearly five years when they were arrested in June in Texas have pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud the IRS.
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Convicted child killer guilty of federal charge

A Pine Bluff man who was convicted in March in Jefferson County Circuit Court of killing his 3-year-old niece was convicted Wednesday in federal court on a related firearms charge.
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No prison for banker connected to Howell

A retired Hot Springs banker and former business partner of Mace David Howell Jr., a Little Rock financier who died in 2002 as authorities were discovering his Ponzi scheme, was fined $20,000 and sentenced to two years’ probation Wednesday for initially failing to report money he received from Howell to the IRS.
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Mayor: NLR’s actions upright

No bid-rig taint for city, he says

North Little Rock Mayor Patrick Hays defended city business ethics Tuesday in the wake of a federal indictment against a Cabot man that says the man attempted to defraud the city with the help of an alderman.
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Green Party’s suit cleared to proceed

The Green Party of Arkansas may proceed with its federal lawsuit seeking to retain its certification as a party on the state’s election ballots, a federal judge said Monday.
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Recruiting center shooting trial delayed

The trial of a Memphis man accused of killing one soldier and wounding a second outside a Little Rock recruiting center more than five months ago was postponed Friday from Feb. 15 until June 7, after his attorney sought more time to prepare.
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Neighbor murder earns 75 years

Drug use, quarrel after car wreck precipitated shooting, jury told

Deon Markregus Neely was sentenced Friday to 75 years in prison after a Pulaski County Circuit Court jury found him guilty of first-degree murder in the shooting death of 23-year-old Timothy Williams, a neighbor, in October 2008.
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Singing the bottom line

After 60 years, Melody Boy isn’t slowing his tempo

The music never stops for Searcy native Gerald Williams, who at age 76 is embarking on his 60th year as a member of the traditional Southern gospel group the Melody Boys Quartet.
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Osbornes’ $3 million award clears interest hurdle

The clock began ticking Thursday on a $3 million judgment that a research facility owned by financier Warren Stephens owes to philanthropist Jennings Osborne and his wife, Mitzi.
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