Bonderick Nard Jr, known as BJ, was 27 when his body was found inside his home in the 1600 block of Edwards Street in Texarkana, Arkansas, on the morning of August 15, 2022 at about 8:05 a.m. A neighbor discovered the scene and also found a small, unharmed male child in the residence; that child was placed with family members.

Nard, born August 2, 1995 in Texarkana, Texas, was remembered as a friendly person with a bright smile. He played football at Liberty-Eylau High School, had a passion for boxing and hoped to turn pro, and was a father to six children: daughters Amaya, Ariel, Ajanaee and sons Bonderick III, Zayden, and Grayson. Funeral services were held August 26, 2022 at Mt. Grove Baptist Church with interment at Memorial Gardens Cemetery.

Authorities quickly identified a suspect and, later on the same day Nard’s body was found, issued a capital murder warrant for 29-year-old Vance Allen Brown, who was arrested shortly afterward on the Texas side of the city and taken to the Bi-State Jail pending extradition to Arkansas. The Texarkana Arkansas Police Department asked anyone with information to contact their Criminal Investigation Division or Crime Stoppers.

If anyone knew BJ, his family, or has information about what happened that morning, please come forward to the investigators.