Rapper T.I. Released from Prison

The rapper T.I. was released from a federal prison in Arkansas on Tuesday December 22nd. Last May, be began serving his year and a day sentence for illegal possession of firearms and possessing a gun as a convicted felon. After being released from prison, he had to go to Dismas Charities halfway house in Atlanta and will be there for up to three months.

5 Year Old Boy Kills 445 Pound Bear

In Arkansas, a 5 year old boy named Tre Merritt was out with his grandfather when a black bear came out from a thicket on the side of the road. The boy shot and killed the bear with his youth rifle. The grandfather says that the boy’s 10^th great-grandfather was Davy Crockett. The grandfather says that he taught his grandson how to shoot when he was 2 years old and says that the boy has already killed three deer. The family of the boy plans to get a life-sized mount of the bear.

You Can Marry at Any Age in Arkansas

It is reported that a law was passed this year that allows people in Arkansas to marry at any age, even infants and toddlers, if their parents agree.

The legislation was intended to establish 18 as the minimum age to marry and allow pregnant teenagers to marry with parental consent but someone accidentally put a "not" in the bill, so it reads "In order for a person who is younger than eighteen (18) years of age and who is not pregnant to obtain a marriage license, the person must provide the county clerk with evidence of parental consent to the marriage."

A code of revision commission, which fixes typographical and technical errors in law, tried to correct the mistake but the commission went beyond its powers. The Arkansas Legislative Council asked the independent commission to make a correction but lawmakers said that a special session may be necessary.

93 Year Old Man Gets Even With Attacker

It is reported that a 93 year old man by the name of Willie Hill told police that he saw a robber while he was in his bedroom. Willie confronted the robber and ended up getting hit at least 50 times and getting knocked out. After Willie gained his consciousness, he pulled out a .38-caliber handgun on the robber. After the robber saw the handgun he tried to attack Willie but he fired one round which ended up hitting the robber in the throat.

When paramedics arrived, they took Willie and the robber to the Medical Center of South Arkansas to be treated. The doctors later sent the robber to the Louisiana State University Medical Center at Shreveport, where he was listed in critical condition.

Officers found a set a keys, two hearing aids, a CD player, an MP3 player, a Craftsman drill bit set and three pocket knives inside the robber's pockets. Police plan to charge the robber with residential burglary, second-degree battery, theft of property and theft by receiving.

Woman Births Her 17th Child

It is reported in Little Rock, Arkansas Jim and Michelle Duggar welcomed their 17th child into the world on August 2nd. The baby girl weighed 8 pounds and 8 ounces. Less than 30 minutes after giving birth the couple were talking about having more children.

They now have 7 girls and 10 boys. All of the children are home-schooled and have names that start with the letter J. The oldest child is 19 and the youngest before the baby is 2 years old.

The family has already been on several programs on cable's Discovery Health Network. Their next special is scheduled to air next month in September. Facts about the family include that a baby has been born in every month except June, they have gone through over 90,000 diapers in total, and Michelle, who is 40, has been pregnant for 10.5 years of her life in total.