Crime

Deferred probation for doctor seeking sex with minor

Although standing before Jefferson County 252nd District Court Judge Raquel West to admit guilt in attempting to solicit a child for sex, Dr. Sadiq Ali was allowed to leave Feb.

Narcotics warrant nets man near school

Feb. 21, SWAT and narcotics officers from Beaumont Police Department (BPD) and two other agencies executed a narcotics search warrant in the same block as the Bingman Head Start pre-K school.

Man accused of threatening Phelan indicted

A man accused of threatening Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan was indicted by a Jefferson County grand jury on Feb. 21. Daniel Troy Leblanc, 44, of Orange, was charged with terroristic threat of a public servant, a third-degree felony, according to court documents. Jan.

Cache of cash unloaded in traffic stop

Approximately $129,000 in cash was discovered during a traffic stop by the Beaumont Police Department (BPD) Interdiction Unit detectives on Feb. 18. According to BPD, at 7:30 p.m. while working Interstate 10, detectives observed a Jeep Commander committing numerous traffic violations.

Fleeing motorist indicted after crash reveals cache of drugs

Federico Rodriguez Jr, 22, of Beaumont was indicted Feb. 14 by a Jefferson County grand jury on six felony charges arising from a police pursuit and a significant discovery of narcotics on Aug. 22, 2023.

Accused teen murderer indicted

A Jefferson County grand jury on Feb. 14 returned a murder indictment against 17-yeear-old Terrance Trent Moore, of Beaumont, for the December 2023 murder of Ricky Yates Jr.

Conman restaurateur claims cancer; thousands lost from fundraisers

A former Sour Lake restaurant owner, in jail custody as of press time, is facing several active warrants according to a probable cause affidavit for his arrest, accusing the businessman of multiple allegations of fraud and deception – now committed in mutiple states.

Driver with troubled past killed in crash

A Hardin County man arrested three months ago for possession of child pornography was killed in a single-vehicle crash on FM 92, north of Silsbee, on Feb. 12. The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) identified the driver as Wyatt Sawyer, 21, of Lumberton.

Man guilty in sex abuse of 3-year-old

Feb. 8, Whitney Roy Coburn, 45, of Sour Lake, was found guilty of child sex abuse and sentenced to 80 years in prison, according to an announcement by Hardin County District Attorney Rebecca Walton.

Beaumont man threatens to bomb courthouses

Beaumont resident Jonathan Mitchell Palmer, 29, was indicted on Jan. 31 with the third-degree felony charge of Terrorism Threats, Impacting Public Services, Public Fear, Subversive Behavior and Influencing Government after posting bomb threats on Twitter on Nov. 20, 2023.