Crime

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Capital murder alleged in Orange woman’s death

News Staff
Thursday, May 28, 2026
Wednesday, May 20, investigators with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office initiated a criminal investigation after deputies responded to a disturbance call in the 200 block of Med Davis Rd. in Orange.
Task Force conducted 32 traffic stops, made five arrests, served one felony warrant and seized one firearm on May 13.

Task Force conducted 32 traffic stops, made five arrests, served one felony warrant and seized one firearm on May 13.

Task force operation nets five arrests

News Staff
Thursday, May 21, 2026
The Southeast Texas Violent Crime Task Force conducted a proactive saturation operation May 13 in areas of Beaumont identified as having increased criminal activity.
Timothy Joseph Richard

Timothy Joseph Richard

Adults charged with crimes against children

News Staff
Thursday, May 21, 2026
Two people, including a former Chamber of Commerce executive, were released on bond after being arrested May 15 on multiple counts of child endangerment, according to the Hardin County Sheriff’s Office jail report.
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Felon with a firearm at Fuma Dubai sentenced

News Staff
Thursday, May 21, 2026
Wendell Rashaud McKinney, 38, of Beaumont, pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm and was sentenced to 42 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Marcia Crone on May 12.
James Daniel Swearingen

James Daniel Swearingen

Man found guilty, sentenced in child sex crime case

News Staff
Thursday, May 21, 2026
James Daniel Swearingen, 29, was found guilty and sentenced May 13 to 65 years and 20 years in prison for child sex crimes by a Hardin County jury, according to Hardin County District Attorney Rebecca Walton.
Brendan Hardy

Brendan Hardy

Jury grants probation for child sex crimes

News Staff
Thursday, May 21, 2026
Brendan Hardy, convicted of two sexual assault of a child cases, was sentenced to probation by a Jefferson County jury on May 14. A third felony allegation of indecency with a child was dismissed by the same jury.
Timothy Singleton

Timothy Singleton

Duo arrested in drug bust

News Staff
Thursday, May 21, 2026
Two men were arrested May 14 during a drug bust, according to a Beaumont Police Department (BPD) news release.At 10 a.m.
Charles Phillip Hatton

Charles Phillip Hatton

Child sex abuser dies in prison

News Staff
Friday, May 15, 2026
A convicted child sex abuser from Hardin County, who was sentenced to life in prison, died May 1 at the Gib Lewis Unit in Woodville, according to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
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