Stories from Thursday, May 19, 2016

A local man is accused of swinging an axe at his two juvenile relatives around 3:20 a.m. Thursday in the 600 block of Rosamond. Police arrested Herbert Brown, 35, on charges of aggravated assault on a family member (two counts) and drunk, insane and disorderly conduct...

The following are reports from the Blytheville Police Department. -- Police took a theft report in the 1200 block of Holly. The victim said his stepson stole his paint. -- Officers investigated a report of a Blytheville High School ALE student who had three bags of marijuana in his sock...

Two local teenagers plead guilty to reduced charges stemming from the June 22, 2015 shooting death of Kennon Daniels, who was killed in the 700 block of East McHaney. Randen Caruthers, 18, and Desmond Patton, 18, both plead guilty to aggravated robbery, and they were sentenced to 10 years in the Arkansas Department of Corrections and 10 years suspended imposition of sentence...

This article is part of a series featuring Blytheville police officers in celebration of National Police Week. Growing up in the St. Louis area, Officer Michael Zwerlein had an interest in law enforcement at an early age. When leaving the telecommunications business and relocating to Blytheville, Zwerlein got that opportunity...