Officer Chris Rankin

Public Information Officer

903-798-3187 (office) 903-260-0294 (pager)

903-824-4199 (cell) 903-798-3023 (fax)

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Re: Burglary Suspect Charged and Arrested

A suspect who was injured during an attempted burglary of a residence on 12-17-07 has been arrested.

John Ryan Ward (19yrs. Texarkana, AR) has been arrested and charged with one count of Residential Burglary after he allegedly attempted to enter a house in the 2300 block of Beech Street. Ward had been a resident at the victim's home for a brief period during the summer but had been asked to leave after a disagreement.

He was located and arrested by Texarkana Arkansas Patrol officers at a residence in the 400 block of Bell Ave., and arrested without incident. He has been booked into the Bi-State Jail and no bond has been set.

Thank you and you can visit the Texarkana Arkansas Police Department online at http://www.txkusa.org/arkpolice.