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A man wanted in connection with the March 19 murder of Nicholas Hughes was arrested, reported the Beaumont Police Department.
M a l c o l m Jamall Haymond, 35, of Beaumont, was taken into custody and transported the Jefferson County Correctional Facility on March 21 for the shooting death of Hughes, 29, of Beaumont, who was found dead just after 7 p.m. in an alley behind the Ace convenience store in the 2000 block of Magnolia Avenue.
According to BPD, investigators obtained a murder warrant signed by Pct. 1 Justice of the Peace Ben Collins Sr., who set Haymond’s bond at $900,000. In another March 19 homicide, a murder warrant was obtained March 20 for a 19-year-old Beaumont male wanted in the shooting death of teenager Tadran Amon Carmon.
According to BPD, investigators obtained the warrant for Koy Wayne Dodd Jr., who was listed at large and considered armed and dangerous as of press time. BPD, responding to calls of shots fired, had located Carmon lifeless inside a white 2015 Kia Optima that was backed into a yard in the 4100 block of Chaison Avenue at 8:30 p.m. March 19. Pct. 6 Justice of the Peace Ransom Jones ordered an autopsy.
Anyone with knowledge of Dodd’s whereabouts is asked to contact BPD at (409) 832-1234 or Crime Stoppers of Southeast Texas at (409) 833-TIPS, 833TIPS.com or on the P3 TIPS app.
Additionally, BPD reported that preliminary autopsy findings in the March 19 death of Eric Lydell Holman, 44, of Beaumont, show no evidence of assault or trauma, and the final cause of death is pending toxicology results. Holman was found dead inside an apartment in the 1800 block of Broadway Street.
BPD reported the apartment in which Holman was found is known for narcotic and prostitution activity. Several squatters were in the process of being evicted but were not present when officers arrived at the scene.