July 6, 2025
POPLAR GROVE, Ark. – A Poplar Grove man has been charged in the death of another man after an early Saturday morning shooting that left a third man hospitalized.
The Phillips County Sheriff’s Office requested the assistance of the Arkansas State Police (ASP) Criminal Investigation Division (CID) with a shooting that occurred in the 300 block of Phillips County Road 113 at around 2:15 a.m. on Saturday, July 5, 2025.
William “Red” Henderson, 38, was pronounced dead after being transported to the Helena Regional Medical Center. A second victim, a 47-year-old man, was transported to an area hospital in a private vehicle and remains hospitalized in stable condition.
CID Company A Special Agents arrested Decorick Farr, 41, of Poplar Grove, charging him with First-Degree Murder in connection with the shooting. He was booked into the Phillips County Detention Center, where he remains.
The investigation is ongoing.