Arkansas – Special Agents with the Arkansas State Police Criminal Investigation Division arrested a Lake Village teenager in connection with the death of a 65-year-old man.
The incident occurred on Wednesday, August 20, 2025, when officers with the Lake Village Police Department responded to a welfare check in the 300 block of Black Street.
Inside the residence, officers found the body of Willie McCree, 65, of Lake Village. The department then requested assistance from the Arkansas State Police.
On Friday, August 22, 2025, CID agents, with help from Lake Village police, arrested Anthony Adams, 18, of Lake Village.
He was taken into custody and booked at the Lake Village Jail on a charge of first-degree murder.
The body of the deceased was transported to the Arkansas State Crime Laboratory to determine the manner and cause of death.