Arkansas Man Charged In Deaths Of Girlfriend, 2 Children

FORT SMITH, Ark. (AP) -- A Fort Smith, Arkansas, man was in court Thursday on charges he killed his girlfriend and her two young children from Oklahoma shortly before Christmas.<br/><br/>The attorney for

Thursday, December 28th 2006, 2:35 pm

By: News On 6

FORT SMITH, Ark. (AP) -- A Fort Smith, Arkansas, man was in court Thursday on charges he killed his girlfriend and her two young children from Oklahoma shortly before Christmas.

The attorney for James Miller entered a not guilty plea for Miller to capital murder charges in the deaths of Bridgette Barr, her 5-year-old daughter Sydney and 2-year-old son Garrett.

The children lived with their father in Muldrow and were visiting their mother for the holidays.

A police report says Miller confessed to strangling Bridgette and Sydney Barr but doesn't remember killing Garrett -- although he assumes he must have done it.

The bodies were found Tuesday and police believe they were killed last Friday.

Chief Deputy Prosecutor Daniel Shue says no decision has been made on whether to seek the death penalty.