WEST HELENA, Ark. – Arkansas State Police investigators say a man is being sought after a teenager was killed outside a party following Helena-West Helena’s Central High School Prom. According to investigators, 19-year-old Donterious Stephens of Helena, a previous graduate, could face charges of first-degree murder and possession of firearms by certain persons in the […]
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A St. Helena Man was convicted of the 2021 murder of his cousin Thursday.
A Saint Helena Island man was found guilty of murder Thursday after shooting and killing his cousin in 2021. On May 29, 2021, a gathering at a Keystone Drive home, in Saint Helena, ended in tragedy when Stephan Quinton Polite shot and killed 30-year-old Anthony Rivers Jr. Witnesses at the gathering testified that Rivers came […]
Coroner says 2 were found dead in a St. Helena home. Police say it’s a double murder.
Authorities in Beaufort County are investigating a possible double murder after two St. Helena residents were found fatally shot in their home Friday night. David Garder, 38, and Christiana Alkire, 41, were found dead in their Pearl Harbor Lane home following a police welfare check requested by family. It’s unclear when they were killed, but […]
St. Helena teenager charged in shooting that killed 6-year-old boy at Beaufort apartments
A St. Helena Island 18-year-old has been arrested in the shooting death of a child at a Beaufort apartment complex earlier this month. Benjamin Shamar Seabrook IV has been charged with involuntary manslaughter, obstruction of justice, unlawful conduct toward a child, tampering with evidence, and filing a false police report, according to the Beaufort Police […]
Family is worried about a missing St. Helena Island woman. Here is where she was last seen
A 35-year-old St. Helena Island woman is missing, according to the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office. Ciera J. Jennings was reported missing by family members who are concerned for her well-being, the Sheriff’s Office said. Jennings left her Warsaw Island Road home Saturday morning driving a tan 2005 Toyota Corolla with Florida license plate 9747YW, officials […]