Curtis Lavelle Vance was arrested and charged with capital murder by Little Rock, Arkansas, police for beating to death KATV Anchor Anne Pressly. Following calls to their tip line, police surrounded a house approximately five miles from Pressly's Pulaski Heights home and Vance surrendered approximately 90 minutes after his name and photo were announced on local news programs.NY Times: Suspect Arrested in the Fatal Beating of a Little Rock TV Anchor (November 27, 2008)

Appearing in court on May 12, 2009, Vance told the judge that he didn't trust his lawyers and he wanted a new defense team. The judge said he couldn't tell the state what public defenders to choose, and the defense asked for a mental evaluation of Vance.KATV: Suspect in Pressly Killing Wants New Lawyers (May 12, 2009)

Vance was in court on March 19, 2009, for another rape charge and attack of a school teacher last April. He has plead not guilty to the charge, which was accepted by Circuit Judge Ann B. Hudson.The Associated Press: Man accused in TV anchor death... (March 19, 2009)

• Although Vance was in possession of a 9 mm pistol at the time of the arrest, he was arrested without incident on November 26, 2008. Little Rock police chief, Stuart Thomas, says their case is, "very, very solid."NY Times: Suspect Arrested in the Fatal Beating of a Little Rock TV Anchor (November 27, 2008)

• Arkansas television anchor Anne Pressly was brutally beaten during an attack at her home in Little Rock early on the morning of October 20, 2008. On October 25, 2008, Pressly died from her injuries at St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center.FOX News: TV Anchor Attacked at Her Home Dies From Injuries (October 26, 2008)