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A 67-year-old woman, Lydia Aaron Reed, died in a house fire in south Jefferson County on May 15.Authorities said the fire was reported about 2:30 p.m. in the 18000 block of Kiker Road between Hamshire and Winnie. Firefighters from Jefferson County ESD No. 5 and Winnie-Stowell Fire Department…
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A 42-year-old motorcyclist was killed in an early morning crash May 14, according to the Beaumont Police Department.Police said officers responded at 2:57 a.m. to the 5800 block of Calder Avenue in reference to a motorcycle crash. The driver, identified as Rashaad Coleman, was found on the ground.…
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Four people were killed in a crash involving a passenger van, passenger bus and passenger car on State Highway 87 on May 18, according to the Sgt. Shana Clark of the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS). The crash occurred about 3:50 p.m. in the 3000 block of South Gulfway Drive.Investigators…
Roy Birdsong
A man who pleaded guilty to killing his father was tentatively sentenced to deferred probation up to 10 years May 18 in Jefferson County.Logan Birdsong pleaded guilty to manslaughter for causing the death of his father, former Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office Major Roy Birdsong ,69, in December…
Task Force conducted 32 traffic stops, made five arrests, served one felony warrant and seized one firearm on May 13.
The Southeast Texas Violent Crime Task Force conducted a proactive saturation operation May 13 in areas of Beaumont identified as having increased criminal activity.According to officials, the operation focused on increasing law enforcement visibility, supporting patrol operations, deterring…
Timothy Joseph Richard
Two people, including a former Chamber of Commerce executive, were released on bond after being arrested May 15 on multiple counts of child endangerment, according to the Hardin County Sheriff’s Office jail report.Amy Lee Miller, 45, and Timothy Joseph Richard, 44, were charged with felony…
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Wendell Rashaud McKinney, 38, of Beaumont, pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm and was sentenced to 42 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Marcia Crone on May 12.According to information presented in court, a 911 caller reported multiple armed men loitering in the…
James Daniel Swearingen
James Daniel Swearingen, 29, was found guilty and sentenced May 13 to 65 years and 20 years in prison for child sex crimes by a Hardin County jury, according to Hardin County District Attorney Rebecca Walton.Walton said Swearingen was convicted of aggravated sexual assault of a child and indecency…
Brendan Hardy
Brendan Hardy, convicted of two sexual assault of a child cases, was sentenced to probation by a Jefferson County jury on May 14. A third felony allegation of indecency with a child was dismissed by the same jury. All three charges were indicted in 2022 and heard before a sworn jury in Judge John…
Timothy Singleton
Two men were arrested May 14 during a drug bust, according to a Beaumont Police Department (BPD) news release.At 10 a.m., Beaumont police narcotics detectives, working as part of the Southeast Texas Violent Crime Task Force, conducted simultaneous narcotics search warrants at residences in the 5600…
