Crime

‘Luxe’ travel agent arrested, indicted for theft

Southeast Texas travel agent Mary “Emily” Lockard-Furry was arrested June 18, following a Jefferson County grand jury indictment describing a charge of theft by deception.

Confession closes another cold case

Along with the June 18 indictment of alleged cold case murderer Terry Rose, charged with the 1999 murder of Kimberly Langwell, Jefferson County grand jurors indicted 47-year-old Damond Lewis for the 2014 murder of Eric Noel, 29, of Port Arthur.

Jury sentences man for shooting teenage family member

Facing 5 – 99 years or life in prison, Timothy Harris sat before a jury of his peers in Jefferson County Judge John Stevens’ Jefferson County Criminal District Court the week of June 12 to face judgment for a crime that detailed the attempted sexual assault of a young family member ending only...

Little Woodrow’s guests rocked by gunshots

June 8 at 1:53 a.m., Beaumont Police Department (BPD) off-duty officers working private security at Little Woodrow’s responded to shots fired in the establishment’s parking lot. BPD was notified a gunshot victim arrived at a local hospital by private vehicle.

Teen arrested in June 4 murder

A teenage male has been arrested in connection with the June 4 homicide of 34-year-old Joshua Rogers, a crime originally reported a suspicious vehicle or possible crashed vehicle with an unresponsive driver in the 4000 block of Oak Grove Place.

Alleged rapist indicted on child sex crimes five years later

More than five years after complaints of sexual assault and indecency with a child including sexual contact, a Cleburne, Texas, man has been indicted locally for sexual crimes against children.

Man gets life in neglected mother’s death

A Port Arthur man was found guilty and sentenced to life in prison in connection with the 2020 death of his neglected elderly mother, reported the Port Arthur Police Department (PAPD). The trail began April 29.

U.S. Marshals nab second suspect wanted in 2023 murder of store clerk

The second suspect in the Dec. 29, 2023 murder of a Beaumont store clerk has been arrested in New Orleans. U.S.

Petty thief in high-end ride

Jesse Eric Gentry, 47, of Vidor, while on parole for previous theft charges, was indicted on April 24 by a Jefferson County grand jury on a state jail felony charge of theft of property valuing less than $2,500.

Justice Department launches carjacking task forces in targeted areas across the country

Deputy Chief of Violent Crime John B.