Marshals Service names wrong suspect in slaying

LITTLE ROCK — A Little Rock car salesman says he received threats after being wrongly identified as a suspect authorities arrested in connection to the fatal shooting of a 3-year-old child.

Greg Holmes tells the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette he received threatening calls until March despite attempts to clear his name on social media.

Investigators in Little Rock arm, mmmnmnrested 33-yearold Gary Eugene Holmes in the toddler’s death. But in December, the U.S. Marshals Service incorrectly identified the

suspect as “Greg Holmes” and didn’t provide a photo, age, race or address of the man.

In the absence of identifying information, Greg Holmes’ personal information was circulated on social media, linked with news reports of the child’s death.

Deputy U.S. Marshal Kevin Sanders says the correct name appears on records. He doesn’t know how the mix-up occurred.

Dashcam video captures 4-year-old’s fall from bus

HARRISON — A 4-year-old girl fell through the open back door of a moving church bus onto an Arkansas state highway, but was rescued from the road by a volunteer firefighter who happened to be driving behind.

Firefighter Ryan Ciampoli’s dashboard camera recorded the harrowing moment on Wednesday when the door swings open with the girl clinging to it. She quickly falls onto the road and appears immobile.

The bus drives away. The video shows Ciampoli approaching the girl and gently scooping her up.

Ciampoli later told reporters he normally wouldn’t have moved her due to the nature of her fall, but he was concerned because the accident happened in the middle of a state highway.

The girl’s family told reporters the girl is expected to make a full recovery.

West Memphis to refurbish water tower as attraction

LITTLE ROCK — A western Arkansas city wants to draw attention to a 94-year-old water tower in an attempt to boost tourism.

The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports the $240,000 project will illuminate the water tower in West Memphis with hanging glistening cables, to give the effect of cascading water.

The cost includes lights, a small park and garden, cables with shiny discs that’ll hang from the structure, a plaque denoting the tower’s history and a sitting area.

The project could begin in June and be completed by the end of the year.

The plan comes on the heels of plans to build a 5-mile trail along the Mississippi River that connects a walkway that opened in October.