Teens indicted on attempted BPD shooting

July 27, a Jefferson County grand jury indicted two Beaumont teenagers for allegedly attempting to fire a gun at Beaumont police officers weeks before.

A grand jury indicted Jalon Nixon, 18, and Reginald Guillory, 19, for aggravated assault on a peace officer July 27. According to initial reports from the Beaumont Police Department (BPD), two officers survived an alleged murder attempt after a teenager’s gun malfunctioned at an apartment complex on Dowlen Road July 3.

At about 6 p.m., BPD officers responded to Glen Oaks Apartments, across from Jason’s Deli, in reference to a civil standby. According to a BPD report, as officers attempted to make contact with the complainant, “two suspects opened the door armed with handguns, pointed the guns directly at the officers. (One) of the suspects attempted to shoot the officers, however, the gun malfunctioned. Two suspects were detained from inside the apartment and two other suspects fled on foot.”

Through investigation, detectives identified and apprehended Nixon, who was 17 at the time, on July 4 in connection with the attempted capital murder of the two BPD officers. BPD says Guillory turned himself in on July 5 at about 5 p.m.