Arkansas
Arkansas doctor found in street with knife in her neck after husband heard on 911 call saying ‘you wanted it like this’
Marcus Joiner (Washington County Jail), Dr. Amy Joiner (Northwest Arkansas Pathology Associates)
A 40-year-old husband faces capital murder charges in Arkansas after his wife, a doctor who had called 911 back in mid-April, was found in the street in front of her house with a knife in her neck.
Marcus McBurney Joiner was allegedly heard saying “You wanted it like this” in the background after Dr. Amy Joiner, 39, called 911 on April 16, a Sunday night, to report that her husband was drinking and acting aggressively. At one point during that call, the dispatcher heard screams and then silence. Police with the Fayetteville Police Department were sent to the scene.
Once there, authorities’ worst fears were realized. Dr. Joiner was deceased in the street on Thornhill Drive, where she lived, and a knife was sticking out of her neck. Authorities now believe that the doctor was still on the phone with 911 when she was killed.
The defendant was spotted at the scene by a neighbor who witnessed him attacking Dr. Joiner, authorities said. The suspect was described in reports as kneeling over and stabbing or punching a woman in the roadway. Marcus Joiner allegedly walked back into the residence before surrendering to responding police.
Cops said that the shirtless suspect was treated for a chest wound and cuts on his hands. He was booked four days later into jail in Washington County.
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A University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences alum, Dr. Joiner worked for years at Northwest Arkansas Pathology Associates and became a partner there.
“All of us here at Northwest Arkansas Pathology Associates are shocked and deeply saddened by the tragic loss of Dr. Amy Joiner. She was a valued member of our team here at Northwest Arkansas Pathology Associates since 2016,” said a message from Dr. Amy’s colleagues, sharing a photo of her at her desk. “She was a joy to work with and was loved by everyone here not just for her dedication to her profession, but also for the caring manner in which she lived her life and for the kindness she showed all those who had the opportunity to interact with her. This is a difficult time for us and for the Northwest Arkansas medical community. We ask that you please keep Dr. Amy Joiner’s family, friends, and colleagues in your thoughts and prayers as we all grieve her loss.”
Jail records reviewed by Law&Crime show that Marcus Joiner was initially booked on April 20 in the case. The defendant, listed at 6’4″ and 223 pounds, is currently scheduled to appear in court next on May 22 for an arraignment in the capital murder case, Washington County Circuit Court records say.
Court records indicate that the capital murder case and a felony information was docketed on May 16, Tuesday.
“[O]n or about April 16, 2023, in Washington County, Arkansas, the said defendant, with the premeditated and deliberated purpose of causing the death of another person, caused the death of any person, in violation of A.C.A.§5-10-101(a)(4),to-wit: the defendant stabbed his wife multiple times, causing her death, against the peace and dignity of the State of Arkansas,” prosecutors say.
Capital murder is punishable by the death penalty or life without parole upon conviction.
As of Thursday, Joiner remains behind bars on a $750,000 bond. The court docket did not show an attorney of record.
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WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Arkansas City hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday at Lovie Watson Park.
The ribbon cutting was hosted by the Arkansas City Chamber of Commerce and marked the culmination of extensive efforts by Arkansas City’s Parks Department to renovate the park.
The renovations were made possible through a grant that was secured in Nov. 2023 from the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas Health Pathways program.
The grant funding helped install new equipment and establish a tobacco-free policy within the facility.
The Pathways initiative, known as Pathways to a Healthy Kansas, is the largest community grant initiative funded by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas. It combines community-wide, evidence-based solutions and practices to help Kansas communities improve active living, healthy eating, and tobacco prevention.
The initiative provides community coalitions the tools and resources to engage their communities and remove barriers to healthy living.
Cory Cox of Perryville was sworn in as a member of the Arkansas Tech University Board of Trustees by Pope County Judge Ben Cross on Thursday, June 20.
Cox will complete the term previously assigned to Michael Lamoureux. Lamoureux resigned from the board effective March 31, 2024. The term Cox has been appointed to will expire Jan. 14, 2027.
A 1996 graduate of Arkansas Tech with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history and political science, Cox was active in ATU Student Government Association and ATU Student Activities Board during his time as an undergraduate student.
After graduating from the William H. Bowen School of Law at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Cox was legal counsel in the Arkansas Office of the Governor during the administration of Mike Huckabee (2000-05), director of the Arkansas Insurance Department Criminal Investigation Division (2005-08) and a partner at Hiland, Thomas and Cox (2008-10).
Cox also has experience as government affairs liaison and legal counsel for the Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands (2010-14), deputy general counsel for the Arkansas Department of Human Services (2014), legislative director for the Arkansas Office of the Attorney General (2014-17) and chief of staff for the Arkansas Office of the Attorney General (2017-21).
Since 2021, Cox has been employed by health care insurance provider CareSource. He is the company’s state director of government relations.
Cox joins Len Cotton of Dardanelle (chairman), Bill Clary of Conway (vice chairman), Stephanie Duffield of Russellville (secretary) and Jim Smith of Fayetteville on the ATU Board of Trustees.
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Three of these states—North Carolina, Mississippi, and Arkansas—previously had a higher rate than Oklahoma and have now moved to a lower rate. Missouri is right behind, having gone from 4.95 percent to 4.8 percent.
While Arkansas cut its rate from 4.9 to 4.4 percent, that still wasn’t good enough for Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders. Yesterday she signed legislation cutting the rate to 3.9 percent, retroactively, beginning Jan. 1, 2024.
Oklahoma, meanwhile, chose massive government spending hikes in 2024 (“We overspent again,” Gov. Kevin Stitt said) instead of income-tax reduction.
The question used to be what can Oklahoma do to stay in front? Now the question is: What do we need to do to keep up?
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