Male Victim Found Dead in Home Texarkana Police Investigate

Texarkana Arkansas Police are investigating a death of an individual who was found in the 1600 block of Edwards Street around 8:05 a.m. this morning (Aug. 15) when officers responded to a call in the College Hill neighborhood.

According to police, an adult male victim was found deceased inside a residential home. The officers also located a small male child inside who appeared to be unharmed. Family members of the deceased were located, and have taken custody of the child during this time.

Crime Scene and Criminal Investigation Division Detectives have been on the scene processing evidence, following up on leads, and speaking with residents in the area to gather information.

Update 4:15 PM

The ongoing death investigation in the 1600 block of Edwards Street began around 8:05 this morning. The victim has been identified as Bonderick Nard Jr., a twenty-seven-year-old male from Texarkana, Arkansas.

Due to the facts in the case, obtained by Criminal Investigation Division Detectives, a Capital Murder Warrant has been produced for the arrest of Vance Allen Brown, a twenty-nine-year-old homeless male.

Moments after the warrant was issued, the Bowie County Sheriff's Office arrested Mr. Brown on the active warrant. He was transported and booked into the Bi-State Jail to await extradition to Arkansas.

If you have any information or were a witness to this crime, please contact the Criminal Investigation Division at 903-798-3154 or call Crime Stoppers at 903-793-STOP (7867).