Crime

Guilty verdict rendered in murder trial

July 23, a Jefferson County jury in Judge Raquel West’s 252nd District Court found Joseph Charles Freeman guilty of the crime of murder and sentenced the defendant to 60 years in prison. The sentence will run on top of a 60-year sentence Freeman is already serving.

Game over: Burglars smash into Beaumont GameStop

Beaumont police are investigating a burglary after thieves stole a large amount of merchandise, including gaming consoles, from a local GameStop early July 28.Officers were dispatched at approximately 4:53 a.m. to GameStop, 5890 Eastex Freeway, after receiving a report of an audible alarm.

Warrant served results in weapons, drugs and multiple arrests

The Southeast Texas Violent Crime Task Force arrested two men Tuesday afternoon, July 28, following a vehicle pursuit in Beaumont that ended with the seizure of multiple firearms, suspected narcotics and cash.According to authorities, at approximately 1:46 p.m.

Delayed, but not dismissed: PA man charged with child sex crime

Jonathan Isau Hernandez, 25, of Port Arthur, was arrested by the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office on Feb. 11, pursuant to an active warrant from Jefferson County detailing three charges of aggravated sexual assault of a child stemming from a 2017 allegation and victim interview.

Firearm, drugs and cash seized

Detectives with the Beaumont Police Department’s (BPD) Special Services Detail conducted a traffic stop near the intersection of Ector and Lavaca, which reportedly resulted in two arrests, a firearm, drugs and cash being seized on July 22.

Buna man indicted on 14 counts of child sexual contact

A Buna man has been arrested after a Jasper County grand jury returned multiple indictments alleging child sexual abuse.Guy Stanley III, 60, of Buna, was arrested at his residence on the evening of Friday, July 17, by the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office.

Two arrested in stoplight shooting

Beaumont police have arrested two suspects in connection with an aggravated assault that occurred July 16 in the 3000 block of Corley Street.According to the Beaumont Police Department (BPD) at approximately 5:26 p.m.

Mom’s boyfriend sentenced in infant’s ‘severe’ beating

July 21, a Beaumont man pleaded guilty to causing critical injuries to an infant under his care dating to December 2025. As a result, 28-year-old Howard Dewayne Walker Jr.

SETX Auto Task Force busts ‘too good to be true’ dealer

A JLG Lift listed for sale at $17,000, despite assigned valued at $48,5000, was described as “too good to be true” by the Southeast Texas Auto Task Force.

17-year old charged in shooting

A 17-year-old has been charged in connection with a shooting that left one person injured at a Beaumont apartment complex earlier this month.Beaumont police responded around 2:33 p.m.