Crime

Hardin Co. couple arrested on drug charges

Sept. 26, two Hardin County residents were arrested on drug charges, reported the Port Neches Police Department. Officers conducting a traffic stop in the 1300 block of Port Neches Ave. deployed a K-9 that alerted on the vehicle and a probable cause search was subsequently conducted.

Local travel agent arrested on new charges

Beaumont travel agent/photographer Mary Emily Lockard-Furry took a trip to the Jefferson County Jail on Wednesday, September 18, facing several new charges of theft.

Search warrant executed, twins arrested

Aug. 27, twin brothers were arrested for drug and firearm offenses in Beaumont.According to the Beaumont Police Department (BPD), at 11:30 a.m. members of the Narcotics Unit, Special Assignment Unit, SWAT and K-9 executed the warrant at a residence in the 2200 block of Ives Street.

Undercover gambling sting leads to arrest

July 31, Kishore Penneru, 30, was arrested and booked for gambling promotion as the result of an undercover illegal gambling operation, according to the Port Arthur Police Department (PAPD). At 5:40 p.m.

Charlton Pollard Park vandalized, city investigation ensues

July 31, city of Beaumont employees discovered several of the amenities at Charlton Pollard Park, 2060 Irving Ave., had been vandalized overnight.

Beaumont childcare provider and sex offender roommate indicted for child sex crimes

July 24, a Jefferson County grand jury returned indictments against Patricia Ann Eglin, 42, of Beaumont, who was charged with two counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child and three counts of indecency with a child/sexual contact.

Alleged dealer indicted after SWAT raid

Beaumont resident Sammy Lee Ware Jr., 49, was indicted July 17 by a Jefferson County grand jury following his felony arrest for drug possession. Ware faces charges for a “special degree” felony of manufacturing/ delivery of a controlled substance in Penalty Group 2 or 2-A, greater than 400 grams.

Former Kountze city secretary indicted, jailed

A former city secretary for the city of Kountze has been indicted, turned herself in to local authorities on July 16.

Local psychologist behind bars

Beaumont psychologist Dr. John Walter Bordages Jr. was arrested on July 16, after sending his 1,000-page memoir in his place and failing to appear before Criminal District Court Judge John Stevens.

Buna teen arrested for murder

18-year-old Buna resident Cody Dwayne Vann was arrested and charged with the first-degree murder of Arthur Logan Orosco, who was found shot and deceased along the highway in Buna at approximately 2:30 a.m. July 10.