Crime

Martial arts instructor guilty of child sex crime

The Attorney General’s Office (AG) of Criminal Prosecutions Division trial team secured a guilty plea against a former martial arts instructor who committed sexual assault of a child, according to a press release.

Locals go B*EAST mode in Liberty County

Six Southeast Texas residents were among seven men who landed in the Liberty County Jail after an alleged assault and robbery of two outlaw motorcycle gang members in Liberty County on March 5, reported BluebonnetNews.com. All seven men surrendered on Oct.

Little details in Beaumont educator allegation

Beaumont ISD’s Communication team released word Monday, Dec. 5, that administration received allegations earlier the same day that a Beaumont United High School employee “engaged in an inappropriate relationship with a student.

JCSO seeks stolen goods

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) is seeking the public’s help in locating an elementary school’s stolen PA system that may have been abandoned in the area of Henderson Avenue in China between Oct. 23 and 26.

Man killed following noise complaint

Detectives with the Beaumont Police Department (BPD) have arrested a 45-year-old Mauriceville man in connection to the vehicular homicide of 38-year-old Christopher Matthews, of Beaumont. BPD reports that officers were called to The Trace at North Major Drive apartments on Sunday, Oct.

Child sex crime arrest

A 22-year-old Orange man was arrested for sexual assault of a child, according to the Lumberton Police Department’s (LPD) arrest report for Oct. 21-27. Dakota Leander Bailey, LPD reports, was arrested, charged with the second-degree felony, and released on bond set at $5,000 by Pct.

Murder suspect identified

Beaumont Police Department (BPD) detectives obtained a murder and aggravated robbery warrant for the suspect in a Sept. 21 robbery and subsequent shootout that occurred in the 300 block of E. Simmons. Oct. 28, BPD announced, officers named 29-year-old Carron Joseph Dickenson Jr.

Capital murder suspect eyes January release: From Death Row to bond in Beaumont

Five years after jurors sentenced a now-44-year-old man to death for killing a mother and daughter – allegedly for the former calling to report him for a crime – a judge began the process to set a “reasonable bond” for the defendant’s potential release from jail Nov. 2.

Three arrested after warrant executed

Three men were arrested after a narcotics search warrant was issued, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO). According to Public Information Officer Holly Corley, on Oct.

Pursuit ends with arrest of Vidor man

An Orange County man was arrested after leading a state trooper on a brief pursuit on Sept. 19, reported the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS). Sgt. Shanna Clark reported the pursuit began about 6:40 p.m. on U.S.