We're just about to wrap up the month of March and your Bowie County Sheriff's Office had another busy week with 80 total arrests. Of the total brought in Bowie County Deputies brought in 27 of those, another 53 were brought in by other law enforcement agencies and turned over to Bowie County.
Texas and Arkansas are states that use purple paint to indicate "no trespassing." If you see a fence or rocks or trees painted purple -- turn around.
On Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at approximately 9 a.m., a Correctional Officer at the Telford Unit in New Boston, Texas, was allegedly physically assaulted by an offender as he was leading him back to his cell from the dayroom. Forty-seven-year-old Timothy Davison suffered serious injuries and was transported to Christus St. Michael’s Health System in Texarkana, Texas, where he later died.