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Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Yahoo
Batesville man sentenced to life in prison for first-degree murder
BATESVILLE, Ark. – Prosecutors said a Batesville man will serve a life sentence after being convicted of murdering his former roommate. Court records show 41-year-old Israel Estrada Cannalte was found guilty of first-degree murder last week in the death of 43-year-old Maximo Hernandez. Attorneys for Amber Waterman file two motions in Benton County murder case Prosecutors said Hernandez's body was found in the living room of his Batesville home by friends visiting on Dec. 26, 2023. Reports from the Arkansas State Crime Lab state Hernandez had been stabbed more than 50 times with a knife and a screwdriver. Man arrested after Searcy teen shot in neck during Mother's Day weekend Officials said the Batesville Police Department arrested Cannalte on the day Hernandez's body was discovered after a Newport hospital reported that a man, identified as Cannalte, came to the emergency room with suspicious cuts on his hands. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
12-02-2025
- Yahoo
Look: Miss. police seek escaped emu for 'felony fleeing and disorderly conduct'
Feb. 12 (UPI) -- Police in Mississippi are asking residents to be on the lookout for an unusual suspect wanted for "felony fleeing and disorderly conduct" -- an emu. The Batesville Police Department said the escaped emu was last seen on Highway 6, near the Co-Op and Hyundai dealership in Batesville. Police shared a wanted poster for "Emu the Great," saying the Australia-native bird is wanted for "felony fleeing and disorderly conduct." "Please use all caution if you come in contact with this suspect," the poster reads. "Is known to charge at anyone standing in the way of its freedom." The department cautioned anyone who spots the emu not to honk their car horns. "She is scared and the owners have got a team helping them to get her back home safe," the post said. "If you spot her please notify us. We will get in touch with the owners."
