Crime

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.

‘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...