Last July Cortez Bowers was appointed police chief of Hughes, Arkansas. After a month, he’s no longer leading the department. FOX13 explained why his tenure may have been cut short.
HUGHES, Ark. — A confrontation between a former police chief and a resident at the Mayor’s Office has led to fireworks in Hughes, Arkansas. Former Hughes Police Chief Cortez Bowers got into a verbal altercation at with Hughes resident, Corey Weems on April 4. According to Weems, the issue between the two had been brewing […]
HUGHES, Ark. — One man has been charged and another person is wanted after police cars were set on fire in the Hughes, Arkansas, City Hall parking lot. According to Hughes Police Chief Cortez Bowers, Ardell Smith, Jr., has been charged with three counts of arson and one count of reckless burning. Bowers says a […]