LAKE VILLAGE, Ark. – A teen has been arrested in connection with the death of a Lake Village man last week.

Arkansas State Police officials said that the arrest stems from an incident that happened on Wednesday Aug. 20 at approximately 8 p.m. when officers with the Lake Village Police Department responded to a welfare check in the 300 block of Black Street.

When officers entered the home, they said they discovered the body of 65-year-old Willie McCree and requested assistance from the ASP’s Criminal Investigation Division.

On Friday Aug. 22, agents from the ASP and the LVPD arrested 18-year-old Anthony Adams. He was taken into custody and transported to the Lake Village Jail where he faces a charge of first-degree murder.

McCree’s body has been transported to the Arkansas State Crime L

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