HOT FM

Wes Spicher playing Eli Young Band - Even If It Breaks Your Heart

Listen Live

Three Teens Charged After Stolen School Bus Crash

Tuesday, August 19, 2025 at 5:53 AM

Texarkana, Texas police say three teens are facing charges after a stolen school bus crashed into a tree last month.

Texarkana, Texas police say three teens are facing charges after a stolen school bus crashed into a tree last month.

Around 4:30 a.m. on July 13th, officers got a call about a Pleasant Grove school bus driving down Richmond Road. By the time Officer Derrick Bowers caught up, the suspects had already wrecked the bus and run off into the dark.

Detectives later identified the suspects as 18-year-old Matthew Lacey and 17-year-olds Trip Wilson and Brooks Wilhite. Wilson and Wilhite were arrested earlier this month, and Lacey was taken into custody this past weekend.

All three are charged with Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle.

More from Local News

Police Warn of Red River Credit Union Scam Texts

Texarkana Arkansas Police are warning residents about a scam text message making the rounds.
Authorities Searching for Wanted Fugitive

Federal and local authorities are searching for 31-year-old Brandon Lakeith Jenkins, wanted in connection with a violent home invasion in Texarkana last August that left three people shot.
TEA Releases School Accountability Ratings

The Texas Education Agency has released its 2025 A–F accountability ratings for public schools statewide, along with the delayed 2024 ratings that were tied up in court for nearly two years.
Former Telford Unit Employee Indicted for Sex with Inmate

A former Telford Unit prison employee in New Boston has been indicted in Bowie County for allegedly having sex with a 26-year-old inmate serving a 30-year murder sentence.
TexAmericas Center Boosts Rail Power with $3.15M Locomotive Investment

TexAmericas Center, home to one of the nation’s largest industrial parks, has added two new locomotives in a $3.15 million push to expand logistics and rail services.