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DNA hit leads to arrest in alleged rape
A man whose DNA is included in a database of convicted felons was arrested on a rape charge last month.
by Lynn LaRowe
Jun. 28 2021 @ 8:52pm
LePETER MCDOLE
TEXARKANA, Arkansas A man whose DNA is included in a database of convicted felons was arrested on a rape charge last month.
The profile of LePeter McDole, 34, allegedly returned as a match to a sample collected from a woman who reported an attack while walking last year.
McDole was arrested May 19 in connection with a sexual assault first investigated by Texarkana, Arkansas, police in October, according to a probable cause affidavit.
Offices relocating in wake of damage from burst pipes in Miller County Courthouse
âThis is pretty much a total loss,â Miller County Judge Cathy Harrison said Burst water pipes caved in ceilings and left some areas standing six inches deep in water at the Miller County Courthouse in Texarkana, Ark. (Source: Fred Gamble/KSLA News 12) By Fred Gamble and Curtis Heyen | February 22, 2021 at 3:44 PM CST - Updated February 22 at 11:49 PM
TEXARKANA, Ark. (KSLA) â Court proceedings resumed Monday as scheduled in Miller County, Ark., with one exception â the location of the courtroom.
âAll rise. The Miller County Circuit Court is in session, the honorable Brent Haltom presiding,â the bailiff said.