100 years ago
June 22, 1918
FORT SMITH -- The flour situation is so serious that several bakeries in this section are threatened with being closed on account of having exceeded their flour allowances. The Crawford County Food Administration today attempted to shut off the supply of flour to two bakeries at Van Buren, but through the intervention of John G. Haffter of this city, captain of the bakery section of the Food Administration for the western part of the state, they were permitted to remain in business.
50 years ago
June 22, 1968
• Dale Wilson Jones, 51, of 511 Ringo Street was shot to death Friday night after an argument at his home, the police reported. Jones was shot with a .22-caliber rifle at 10:10 p.m. The police were holding a suspect but no charges had been filed earlier today. After Jones was shot, he staggered to 518 Ringo, where he was picked up by ambulance and was taken to Arkansas Baptist Medical Center. He died at 10:25 p.m. Jones was shot in the left shoulder. The bullet hit his heart and passed completely through his body.
25 years ago
June 22, 1993
CONWAY --Police are investigating allegations of brutality leveled against two officers by a man they arrested, sources said Monday. Police Chief Tim Daley confirmed an ongoing investigation into "potential excessive force," but refused to specify details. Officers Grant Tomlin and David Short submitted a report that they used "minimum force" June 12 to arrest Daniel Hegarty, 37, of Conway, who Short described as "extremely violent and intoxicated." Hegarty was charged with driving while intoxicated and related offenses.
10 years ago
June 22, 2008
• Pine Bluff police said a man shot and killed his older brother Friday night after an argument. Shortly after 6:30 p.m., Pine Bluff police officers were called to Flo and Shirley streets where they found Antonio Bennett, 28, lying on the ground in the backyard of a home at 11 Shirley St. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Witnesses told police that Antonio and his brother, Larry Bennett, 27, began arguing in the backyard and that argument escalated into a fight. Larry Bennett pulled a semiautomatic handgun and fired several shots at his brother, police said.
Metro on 06/22/2018