Crime

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.

Teen charged with selling child porn on Twitter

Omar Jimenez, 17, of Beaumont, was indicted April 10 on charges of possession of child pornography and possession with intent to promote child pornography. According to the probable cause affidavit for Jimenez’s arrest, Sgt.

Ax-wielding stepson outed by jail phone recordings

Rodger Dale Allen East, 27, of Nederland, was indicted April 10 for aggravated assault of a family member with a weapon, stemming from an incident in October 2023 wherein he reportedly attacked his stepfather with an ax.

Couple charged with aggravated sexual assault of a child

A couple, both accused of the aggravated sexual assault of a child in their care that resulted in the birth of a baby, appeared before Jefferson County Criminal District Court Judge John Stevens on April 1, for announcement hearings.